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
Fertility Tourism-Options and Ethics
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Everything You Want to Know about Sperm Donation
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Foster Parenting 101
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Latest Developments in the Treatment of Endometriosis
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Special Challenges of Kinship Adoption
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Living with PCOS
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Adoption Tax Credit 2016
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Adult Transracial Adoptees Teach Us About Adoption
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Tips for Getting Pregnant with IVF
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Host Dawn Davenport, Exec. Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interv…
Adopting Older Kids-A Practical Guide
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
When School is Not Working for Your Child
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
2 Great Adoption/Infertility Books for the Holidays
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Should You Tell Family/Friends You Used Donor Sperm/Egg/Embryo
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Post Adoption Support: Needs, Gaps, and Solutions
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Our guests are Debra S. Waller, Chief Executive Officer, Jockey International, Inc. and founder of Jockey Being Family Foundation. Ri…
How to Treat Infertility in Women Younger than 35
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Crucial Tips from a Pediatrician on Surviving Your Baby's 1st Year
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Making Sure Your Sperm/Egg/Embryo Donation & Surrogacy is Legal
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Egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation and surrogacy can be a legal landmine. Each state has different laws and a mistake can …
Effective Discipline for Lying, Stealing, & Other Challenging Behaviors
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Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, in…
Premature Ovarian Failure-Causes and Treatment
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Premature Ovarian Failure is a leading cause of infertility. What causes this condition and what are the cutting edge treatments that…
Conquering Infertility
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How to overcome infertility and get pregnant. Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertilit…