718 Episodes

  1. What’s It Like to Be In Foster Care: Former Foster Youth Speak Out

    Published: 7/21/2021

  2. Handling Social Media

    Published: 7/14/2021

  3. Preparing Kids Already in the Home for an Adoption

    Published: 7/7/2021

  4. Is Human Fertility Declining and What Can We Do About It

    Published: 6/30/2021

  5. Adopting a Relative from Abroad

    Published: 6/25/2021

  6. How to Raise a Child Who Will Thrive

    Published: 6/18/2021

  7. Partnering with Birth Parents in Foster Care

    Published: 6/11/2021

  8. The Endocrine System, Thyroid Gland, and Fertility

    Published: 6/4/2021

  9. Interview with Sarah Sentilles, author of "Stranger Care"

    Published: 5/28/2021

  10. Blending Children by Birth and Adoption

    Published: 5/21/2021

  11. Taking Care of Yourself When Parenting Harder to Parent Kids

    Published: 5/14/2021

  12. Impact of OTC Drugs on Fertility

    Published: 5/7/2021

  13. Talking with Young Children about Adoption and Birth Parents

    Published: 4/30/2021

  14. Practical Tips for Disciplining Children Who Have Experienced Trauma

    Published: 4/23/2021

  15. Panel of Kinship Caregivers: What's It Really Like

    Published: 4/16/2021

  16. Helping Parents & Kids Manage Phones, Internet, & Gaming

    Published: 4/9/2021

  17. Genetics and Fertility

    Published: 4/2/2021

  18. Impact of Fostering on Kids Already in the Family

    Published: 3/26/2021

  19. Attachment 101

    Published: 3/19/2021

  20. Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Opiates, Opioids, Methadone, Suboxone, and Other Common Drugs

    Published: 3/12/2021

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Are you thinking about adopting or fostering a child? Confused about all the options and wondering where to begin? Or are you an adoptive or foster parent or kinship caregiver trying to be the best parent possible to this precious child? This is the podcast for you! Every week, we interview leading experts for an hour, discussing the topics you care about in deciding whether to adopt/foster or how to be a better parent. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are the national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: weekly podcasts, weekly articles, and resource pages on all aspects of family building at our website, CreatingaFamily.org. We also have an active presence on many social media platforms. Please like or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).