Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
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).
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 746
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Current Trends in 3rd Party Reproduction
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Are you thinking about using donor sperm, egg, or embryo or using a surrogate? We talk about the current trends in third party reprod…
Collaborative Parenting
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Is your child more challenging than most? Do typical parenting approaches not work? We talk about how to parent harder-to- parent kid…
Introduction to International Adoption
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Have you ever thought about adopting a child from abroad? What does it take and what type of kids are available? To learn more, liste…
Unexpected Stresses on Newly Adoptive Parents
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IVF from the Male Partner's Perspective
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What's IVF like for the male partner? We spend a lot of time talking about the experience of infertility treatment for the person goi…
Finding an Adoption and Foster Competent Therapist
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Do you think your child or your family would benefit from counseling? How do you find the right therapist and how can you tell in adv…
Introduction to Foster Parenting
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Have you ever thought about becoming a foster parent? If so, this is the podcast for you! We talk with Arnie Eby, the Executive Direc…
Therapeutic Parenting: Strategies and Solutions
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We talk today with Sarah Naish, the CEO of the Center of Excellence in Child Trauma and founder of the National Association of Therap…
When to Consider Sperm or Egg Donation
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Are you considering donor egg or sperm? When should you consider these options? What choices do you have and what are some of the psy…
Transracial Adoption from the Eyes of Adoptee, Birth Mom, and Adoptive Mom
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Transracial adoption affects all parts of the adoption triad. We will talk today with a transracial adoptee and his birth mom and ado…
Trauma and Transracial Adoption
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We talk today with Dr. Gina Samuels about Trauma and Transracial Adoption. Dr. Samuels is an Associate Professor at the University of…
Adoptions in the US: Who is Adopting and How are the Kids Doing?
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We talk with Ryan Hanlon, with National Council for Adoption, about the largest survey of adoptive parents ever conducted. We talk ab…
Epigenetics in Fertility and Infertility Treatment
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How can epigenetic changes affect your fertility or the health of your child conceived by fertility treatment? We talk with Dr. Jason…
Helping Our Kids Overcome a Traumatic Background
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We know our kids have experienced trauma, but how can we help them overcome this trauma to become healthy happy adults. We talk about…
Surviving Childhood Trauma and Succeeding in Life: Panel of Former Foster Youth
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We talk with a panel of former foster youth about their stories and what helped them survive their trauma and succeed in life.
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How Do Teachers Understand Adoption (and What Can Parents Do About It?)
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What do teachers know about adoption? What are the misperceptions? We talk with two researchers on this topic: Dr. Hal Grotevant, the…
Back to School with Foster & Adopted Kids
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How can you help you child succeed at school? We talk with Heather Forbes, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the owner of the Be…
Endometriosis and Adenomyosis
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We talk with Dr. Julie Lamb about Endometriosis and Adenomyosis. Dr. Lamb is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist practicin…
How to Raise an Anti-Racist Child
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How can white parents raise anti-racist children in this time of violence against people of color and protests. We talk with Dr. Ann …
Kinship Caregiving: Managing Relationships with the Child's Parents
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One of the hardest parts of being a kinship caregiver is navigating the relationship with the child's birth parent. We talk with Dr. …