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A podcast about foster and adoption topics! HK and WL talk about everything and how it feels both from a parent and a kid's perspective. Listen with your kids and start a dialogue with them!
Just when WL was losing hope.... HK took it upon himself to really dig in and take his education into his own hands. We talk about what caus...
We have taken a LOT of time off, but we're back! Today it's just WL... talking about why we went on hiatus, some tough realizations that hav...
We had a really hard week on multiple fronts. This is HARD folks... this week we each thought about 3 things we want the other person to kno...
Finally we give our "Siskel and Ebert" review of the movie "Instant Family".
We got more so we answered more! Another Listener questions episode.....
Well you KNOW we love getting questions from our listeners! Today we answer yours...
Last week WL blindsided HK with a topic and this week HK turns the tables! Interview style, HK gets to know more about WL and her mysterious...
Ladies and Gentlemen.... After seeing MANY posts this week from parents struggling with their 12,13 and 14 year olds, WL has come up with a...
Back to actual topics after a chaotic episode and a weekend off. (sorry!) Today we are getting REAL talking about what works for kids and te...
Hmmm.... so the kids really wanted to do an episode all together. But they weren't super set on a specific topic. This one is little loose a...
Sometimes in this process there's the spouse or partner that has the initial idea to look into foster/adoption and if that person is really...
Christmas can be tough for everyone as we try to get through the season with love ones who are absent from our lives, but there is the poten...
How do Grandparents factor in to all of this and how do they feel? Especially since we as foster/adoptive parents are asking them to take on...
We are tackling an unfortunate and dark topic today... what do WE as the larger foster/adoption community do about toxic foster families. Th...
We had a tough week this week. We discuss our take-aways and talk about something that's being discussed a lot right now: kiddos that think...
In this episode brainstormed by HK, we talk about "Dangerous Decisions" with finances, in school, and on-line. We also answer a listener que...
This week a listener question sparked this topic. We should EXPECT foster kids to come into our homes with gaps in their learning/habits/beh...
Why do older kiddos in the system sometimes feel that they need to lie and leave a smokescreen of their activities even when things are all...
Today we discuss a book that I read a long time ago that I had HK take a look at this week. The book is called "A framework for Understandin...
In this special 3 part series that HK came up with, he talks about what it's like to be an young teen the system... ages 11-14 We talk about...
In this special 3 part series that HK came up with, he talks about what it's like to be an older child in the system... ages 5-10. We talk a...
In this special 3 part series that HK came up with, he talks about what it's like to be a small child in the system... ages 3-6. We talk abo...
How do we help our foster/adopt kiddos create a cultural heritage when all they understand of their culture is "not white"? We are making it...
Fostering and Adopting older kiddos means that sometimes we have to parent "out of phase" which almost always creates mayhem and bad feeling...
What do adoptive families need from friends and families? This week we swap experiences with a key part of our families support system and t...
Big Sis is on the podcast today along with her good friend who's family took placement of 2 little girls 2 weeks before we got placement of...
How do new experience impact and change our lives? This week we unpack HK's latest adventure... FIDDLE CAMP!
Special Guest: Little Bro. What's adoption and fostering like from the perspective of a kiddo already in the home? We ask LB....
What's it like trying to adjust to your "new normal" during those early days? HK and WL each share a high, a low, and a blind-side. Plus mor...
What's it like when you're about to become the legal guardian of a total stranger? We talk about the parent side of things and tackle our fi...
What's it like to be dropped off with strangers? HK tells you how it feels when you're in the car. And we discuss things that parents can do...