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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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Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Join us for this interview with former NFL Running Back and Super Bowl Champion Ricky Watters. He is an adopt...

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Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: My 2nd grader, adopted domestically, has some pretty big, hard behaviors, like tantrums, clingy whi...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Join us for a conversation about why men in foster and kinship care matter - to the family unit, to the syste...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: I love my child so much, but lately I feel emotionally worn down and shut down in my parenting. Som...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Are you raising a child with known or suspected prenatal opioid exposure? Understanding the impacts and how t...

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Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! A Lifebook is the story of how your child came to be yours and the story of his life before he came to you. A...

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Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: We have two children adopted through the foster care system as infants - an almost 10-year-old (Aud...

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Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: My husband and I finalized our adoption in December 2025, and we’re still waiting for our son’s bir...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Do you worry about what is normal in your child’s sexual development? Join us to talk with Roy Van Tassell, a...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: As a single mom, how do I find good role models for my kids? Resources: Finding Male Role Models fo...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Are you raising a child with known prenatal exposure to alcohol? Does your child have a diagnosis for Fetal A...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! This is a second question from a listener named Tabitha who adopted a baby boy last year. Tho the adoption lo...

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Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Should you consider adopting or fostering a child who is older than a child already in your family? Are there...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: How do we handle an adoption that has been closed from the first mom’s end? We don’t even have a ph...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Did you know that the current reigning Miss Kentucky is a foster alum? We spoke with Ariana Rodriguez about h...

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Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: How to talk to your child about their conception story when embryo donation/embryo adoption is invo...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Talking about the difficult parts of our child's story, like abuse or prenatal substance exposure, can b...

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Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Let us know about your adoption journey Did you finalize an adoption in 2025 or within the last several years...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: An aspect of adopting that we didn’t hear about was how your mental health is challenged throughout...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Are you considering adoption this year but concerned about how to swing the cost? Join us for a practical con...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: How do you deal with the emotions of not being able to adopt or foster because your husband doesn&a...

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Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: We have been matched with an expectant mom due in a couple of months. She is having twins. As we ar...

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Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: I would love to hear about family profiles for adopting older teens. Resources: Adopting a Child of...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! What is it like to be the only biological child in a large transracial adoptive family? Our guest, Elaine Dun...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: I have a friend whose 12-year-old adopted son (adopted at age 6) has been sexually abusing his youn...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! We're thrilled to introduce you to our new Executive Director, Linda Fiore. Listen to today's conve...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: Help for a youth dealing with being bullied because they are in foster care? Resources: 5 Steps to...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Do you feel like raising a child with a history of trauma has stirred up your own traumatic past? If you wond...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: I have been fostering our grandchild since March. It is now almost September. Both biological paren...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Join us for a fun and inspiring conversation with Emily Cole, co-founder and co-owner of Banana Ball, the new...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: Do you have trainings for children transitioning from foster care to adoption? Resources: Transitio...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Do you sometimes feel that self-care is an impossible goal when you are parenting kids who have experienced t...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Question: We adopted our son at birth, and he is about to turn one already. I deeply care about his birth par...

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Why do our kids melt down, act out, or regress during the holiday season? Listen to our conversation with Dr....