Will We Lose Kinship Benefits or Medicaid If We Adopt Our Grandchild? - Weekend Wisdom
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Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster 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 trying to be the best parent possib...
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20 of 865 episodesHow Movement Helps Kids Regulate Emotions, Focus, and Learn
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! What is the connection between movement and regulation in children, and could the right kind of physical acti...
How Do I Teach Safety Skills to a Foster Teen Without Being Overprotective? - Weekend Wisdom
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! How can you build safety skills for foster teens without becoming so protective that they feel you don’t trus...
What the Research on Adult Adoptees Can Teach Us
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! What can research on adult adoptees teach us about adoption across the lifespan? In this episode, adoption re...
How to Teach Kids to Use AI Responsibly - Weekend Wisdom
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! How can parents teach kids to use AI responsibly when their children may already know more about tools like C...
The Impact of CASAs and GALs in Foster Care
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How Can We Do Open Adoption from Foster Care? - Weekend Wisdom
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! How can families navigate open adoption from foster care while maintaining the safety and boundaries their ch...
Keeping Kids Safe Online: Raising Tech-Ready Kids with Confidence
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Keeping kids safe online takes more than setting screen-time limits or turning on parental controls. In this...
What If Important Information Was Withheld About a Foster Placement? - Weekend Wisdom
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! What do you do when you discover that important foster placement information was withheld before you accepted...
Helping Kids Transition From Foster Care to Adoption
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! The transition from foster care to adoption can bring relief and security, but it can also stir anxiety, grie...
How to Lessen the Trauma for a 4-Year-Old Moving Into My Home - Weekend Wisdom
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: My niece has been living with her paternal grandparents for two years. She is now four and they hav...
What Do I Look For In A Trauma-Informed Parenting Model?
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! With so many trauma-informed parenting approaches available, how do foster, adoptive, and kinship parents kno...
Open Adoption: What If Birth Grandma Wants Contact but Birth Mom Doesn’t? - Weekend Wisdom
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! What should you do when a birth mother doesn’t want contact in open adoption, but other birth family members...
Where Do I Belong? Young Transracial Adoptee Adults Talk About Race, Identity, & Belonging
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! How can parents support transracial adoption identity and belonging as children grow and begin defining who t...
When Should You Consider Residential Treatment for an Adopted Teen? - Weekend Wisdom
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! When should a parent consider residential treatment for an adopted teen who has been struggling for years? On...
How Can We Protect Kids from Sexual Exploitation Without Scaring Them?
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! How can parents protect kids from sexual exploitation without teaching them to fear the world around them? Fo...
Are You Ready to Foster or Adopt a Sibling Group? - Weekend Wisdom
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Are you considering whether your family is ready to foster or adopt a sibling group? Keeping siblings togethe...
How Do You Adopt a Relative from Another Country?
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! If you want to adopt a relative from another country, the process involves much more than simply proving your...
Can Autistic Adults Be Foster Parents? – Weekend Wisdom
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: I recently received an autism diagnosis in my mid-30s. I have relatively low support needs and am w...
Open Adoption: Practical Strategies for Staying Connected with Birth Family
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! What does healthy openness in adoption really look like—and how can adoptive parents maintain meaningful birt...