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
- 745
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Tips to Manage Bedwetting and Stooling Accidents - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: A listener wrote in asking about encopresis and enuresis. These tips are for handling bedwetting or soiling accidents once …
Building Rhythms of Self-Care Into Our Parenting with Nicole Barlow
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How do you define self-care? Are you establishing a routine of self-care that supports you to meet your kid's needs? Nicole Barlow jo…
Black Parents Adopting a White Child - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: Today's question is about black parents adopting a white child. This was a question we received from a survey we sent out t…
How People of Faith Can Support Vulnerable Kids and Families
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How can we get people of faith more involved in helping vulnerable kids and families and supporting foster and kinship families? Join…
How Do I Handle Shocking Information My Child Shares With Me? - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: I want to know how I can help my child/foster, or adoptee with issues that arise out of the blue. There are things that hap…
Understanding Adoption: Voices From All Sides
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Join us to discuss how adoption looks and feels from all sides of the adoption triad. Our guests will be the authors Sara Easterly, K…
How to Talk with Young Kids about Adoption - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: My wife and I adopted a newborn baby almost 3 years ago and we could not be happier. Now that he is getting a little older,…
The Adoption Home Study: Should You Be Nervous?
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Many prospective adoptive families feel anxious about the home study. Our guest, Sheila Kowit, is an adoption social worker with Adop…
Birthparents and Agency Lied About Drug Use - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: My husband and I had a swift match and placement in December. When we were presented with the case, all that was reported f…
Raising a Biracial Child
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Are you raising a mixed-race child? Join our conversation with Nicole Doyley, a biracial woman raising biracial kids, and the author …
Attachment Dance - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: For three months now, we’ve been fostering our 17-year-old son, with the intention of adopting. My question is regarding at…
How to Engage Kinship Caregivers
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Are you a professional working with kinship caregivers? You need to listen to this interview with Dr. Tyreasa Washington, is a nation…
Dealing with a Long Wait When Adopting - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: How can prospective parents manage their thoughts and emotions while waiting to be matched with a child (especially in case…
Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care Adoption
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Are you considering adopting from foster care or becoming a foster parent? Join us to discuss this topic with Dr. Lindsay Terrell, a …
What the Heck is Happening with the Adoption Tax Credit? - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: On the 2025 Adoption Tax Credit Episode, it was mentioned that they thought this would possibly be the year it becomes refu…
What's It Like When Your Parents Decide to Foster
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Are you considering fostering but are concerned about how it impacts the kids already living in your home? Join us for a conversation…
De-escalation in the Heat of the Moment - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: How do I respond in the moment when my child is melting down, including physical or verbal aggression?
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Embryo Donation / Embryo Adoption
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Have you thought about adopting a baby, but long for the experience of being pregnant, or want to control the intrauterine environmen…
Will I Get to Choose the Name of My Adopted Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: Is it important to keep a young child or baby’s birth-given name? How often, if ever, do expectant mothers let adopting par…
Raising Kids for a Lifelong Parent/Child Bond
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Do you want to raise kids who you will like and want to hang out with as adults? Listen to this interview with Dr. Ginsburg, a pediat…