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
Transgender Reproductive Issues (Medical & Emotional)
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Interpreting Results of Genetic Testing on Embryos
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Getting Pregnant after a Tubal or Vasectomy Reversal
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, Dr…
When Parents Struggle to Attach to Their Adopted Child
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
The Role of Emotions in Treating Infertility
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Host Dawn Davenport, Exec. Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interv…
School Issues for Kids Who Struggle
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Host Dawn Davenport, Exec. Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interv…
Sleep Issues with Adopted Kids
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Parenting a Child That Has Been Sexually Abused
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Donor Conception: Navigating Bio Family & Sibling Relationships
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Infertility & Genetics
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Ethical Issues in Genetic Testing in Adoption
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Causes and Treatments of Secondary Infertility
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Preparing Grandparents When You are Adopting
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Male Infertility from the Female Perspective
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Creating an Effective Adoptive Parent Profile
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Host Dawn Davenport, Exec. Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interv…
Young Adult Transracial Adoptees Talk about Adoption
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Host Dawn Davenport interviewed four black adoptees in their 20s who were raised by white parents about their experience with transra…
Interstate Adoption: Adopting Across State Lines
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Host Dawn Davenport interviewed Suzanne B. Nichols, an adoption attorney with over 25 years of experience in private domestic adoptio…
Intravaginal Culture -A Cost-Effective Form of IVF
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Increasing Pregnancy Rates When Going Thru IVF
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Acupuncture and Alternative Treatment for Infertility
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…