Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
Creating a FamilyAre 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... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 1009 | Founded | 19 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ParentingBusinessKids & FamilyNon-Profit | |||
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Are you considering whether your family is ready to foster or adopt a sibling group? Keeping siblings together can preserve important family relationships, shared history, and connection, but parenting multiple childre... more
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If you want to adopt a relative from another country, the process involves much more than simply proving your family connection. International relative adoption—sometimes called international kinship adoption—must meet... more
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Question: I recently received an autism diagnosis in my mid-30s. I have relatively low support needs and am working with my therapist to identify the best ways to manage my energy. I think I could still be a good foste... more
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What does healthy openness in adoption really look like—and how can adoptive parents maintain meaningful birth family connections over time? In this episode, we talk with adoptive mom Annie Iverson about practical stra... more
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- Not helpful for POTENTIAL Foster/Adoptive Parents
I’m a potential foster/adoptive parent looking for info and encouragement on how to get started. This podcast is great at addressing all the real and serious NEGATIVE issues of adoption but for us newbies, it is extremely discouraging and helps perpetuate all the downsides of adoption—80% of the episodes are negative and perpetuate all the fears I already have about adoption. 20% have been genuinely helpful and motivating. We probably would have begun our process a couple years earlier had I not... more
Apple Podcasts2BirdieMO123
United States2 months ago - Informative and helpful
This podcast has been incredibly helpful for us. I started listening when we were in the process of applying for a domestic infant adoption and I’m still listening to it a year and a half later as we are raising our adopted son. It has helped me to be more understanding of his birth parents and to prepare myself for what we might see in my child’s behavior and development in the future and how we can best raise him with love and the support that he might need. Thank you for all that you do. For ... more
Apple Podcasts5mogrady3United States3 months ago - Essential for all foster and adoptive parents
I love this podcast and find so much strength in having a podcast that touches on topics that most of my other mothering friends can’t necessarily relate to. The content is so relevant and so helpful. I highly recommend!
We have five incredible biological children and one amazing adopted son. We always felt like a child would join our family through adoption but the process proved to take much longer than we anticipated. Our son came to live with us when he was 17 and became ours forever ju... more
Apple Podcasts5sarahgranataUnited States4 months ago - Most Influential Podcast In Our Adoption Journey
For nearly two years, we were in the planning and waiting phase of what would become an open adoption with our child’s birth family. This podcast is one that educated me on so many things - trauma and adoption informed parenting, the values and challenges of an open adoption and the importance of listening to the stories of birth parents and adoptees. I attribute much of my understanding and intentionality with our open adoption to this podcast and others I learned about through guests on the sh... more
Apple Podcasts5T. EwinghillUnited Statesa year ago - Great and Informative
Great podcast, providing informative and insightful information!
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Apple Podcasts | #176 | United States/Kids & Family/Parenting |
Apple Podcasts | #84 |  Hong Kong/Kids & Family/Parenting |
Apple Podcasts | #140 |  Norway/Kids & Family/Parenting |
Apple Podcasts | #238 |  South Africa/Kids & Family/Parenting |
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A resourceful show for current and prospective foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers. Episodes center on trauma-informed parenting, fostering and adoption processes, open adoption dynamics, navigating schools and healthcare, and practical family-management strategies. Guests range from clinicians and researchers to program leaders, offering evidence-based guidance, real-world stories, and tools families can apply immediately. A standout pattern is the strong emphasis on supporting all members of the adoption/foster triad—from birth families to adoptees and kinship caregivers—while spotlighting systemic issues and community resources. The format tends to feature expert interviews and practical tips that listeners can implement, making it ... more
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1. Carl Jung
2. Joel Shagrin
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