Podcasts about adopting older children

Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.Are you considering adopting from foster care or becoming a foster parent? Join us to discuss this topic with Dr. Lindsay Terrell, a pediatrician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center, as well as the Clinical Director of their Foster Care Clinic. She and her husband are licensed foster parents.In this episode, we discuss:The common risk factors that foster parents and those wanting to adopt from foster care need to be aware of include physical, emotional, developmental, educational, and behavioral problems rooted in childhood adversity and trauma. What types of trauma are foster kids exposed to? What percentage of children in foster care have been exposed to drugs or alcohol prenatally? Creating a Family's Prenatal Substance Exposure Workshop for ParentsImpact of trauma on physical health.Foster parents and caseworkers often have little information about prior health history.Other common physical health issues that are common in kids in foster care that are not necessarily connected to trauma.Impact of trauma on mental health.Those areas of the brain most affected by trauma, especially early trauma, are those involved in stress response, emotional regulation, attention, cognition, executive function, and memory. What types of behaviors are common as a result of trauma?Medication and over-medication of foster children and youth.Research has found that the average number of psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic medications prescribed were significantly greater for youth and children in foster care.Children in foster care are likely to be kept on them longer than other Medicaid-enrolled children who are not in foster care.What are psychotropic drugs, and why are they so often prescribed for children in foster care?Who has the authority to make healthcare decisions for foster children and youth?Sleep issues common to children in foster care.Food issues common to children in foster care. Impact of trauma on a foster child's education.Children in foster care need educational advocates.Risk factors to consider for children already in the home. Children can heal, and foster parents can make a difference!Support the showPlease leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a 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/blog posts Resource pages on all aspects of family building

Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.Are you considering adopting a child over the age of 5? Join our discussion with Dr. Stephanie Bosco-Ruggiero. She has a PhD in Social Work from Fordham University and is co-author of the book Adopting Older Children: A Practical Guide to Adopting and Parenting Children Over Age Four.In this episode, we talk about:The greatest need in both foster care adoption and international adoption is to adopt kids 5 and older.  Adolescents have a bad reputation in general in our society and those in foster care or international child welfare institutions have an even worse reputation. These kids and youth may have challenging behaviors that will be hard to parent. (They also may not have challenging behaviors.)Why have they developed these behaviors? (grief and loss, trauma, mental health)What are some typical behaviors that are more difficult for parents?Tips for creating trust and attachment with older children. How to prevent these behaviors from influencing other kids in the family?     Special issues specific to older kids adopted internationally.Lack of ability to communicate. Cultural differences. Safety concerns, especially if there are younger children in the family. Sexually acting out. Physical abuse.Sibling relationships when adopting an older child.Contact with bio family members and former foster parentsTrying to establish rules with teens/tweens who have had too much freedom. Helping kids academically. Neuropsychological evaluations, IEPs,Support for adoptive familiesSupport the showPlease leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a 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/blog posts Resource pages on all aspects of family building

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If you've never had the opportunity to talk with someone who is adopted, this is for you. In this episode, Bel talks about her experience growing up unknowingly as an adoptee and how this experience changed her.This episode is part two of a 2-part series in celebration of National Adoption Month - where two adoptees reflect on their discovery, upbringing, and how being adopted can impact different people in different ways.If you are an adoptee and struggling, have questions, or would like someone who understands what you're going through better than anyone else, you can reach out to us via bel@taraletstalk.com.  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating  and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox.  Follow us on Social Media:Taralets Talk Podcast on IGTaralets Talk Podcast on Facebook 

Today's episode is part 1 of a two-part series in celebration of National Adoption Month.MJ described growing up feeling different and constantly asking her Mom about herself and why she doesn't resemble anyone in the family. Listen as she talked about the circumstances which led to her finding out the truth of her adoption at an early age, what it's like growing up as an adoptee, and how she delved deeper to find out her roots. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating  and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox.  Follow us on Social Media:Taralets Talk Podcast on IGTaralets Talk Podcast on Facebook 

Sam and his partner adopted older siblings. He talks about parenting teenagers.

In this is the episode of the Family Care Learning Podcast, we hear from Lisa Marks who works for DCS to help find permanency and adoptive homes for older children and teens in the foster care system. Learn more about how to adopt in the links below! ▶️ Children's Heart Gallery ► https://www.childrensheartgallery.org ▶️ Connect One Now ► https://www.connectonenow.org ▶️ See All Courses in Our Catalog ► https://bit.ly/FamilyCareLearning ▶️ Donate To Strengthen Families ► https://cfcare.org/ways-to-give/learning-donation ▶️ Podcast ► http://bit.ly/FamilyCareLearningPodcast ▶️ Subscribe ► http://bit.ly/FCLSubscribe ⬇️ For Arizona Residents ⬇️ ▶️ Christian Family Care Website ► https://cfcare.org ▶️ Arizona Family Counseling ► https://arizonafamilycounseling.com ▶️ Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit ► https://cfcare.org/ways-to-give/arizona-foster-care-tax-credit Family Care Learning is an education division of Christian Family Care. This channel contains educational content from our courses and other content designed to strengthen families from a Christian worldview and trauma-informed perspective. Christian Family Care is a foster and adoption agency that has been serving Arizona since 1982. #familycarelearning #christianfamilycare #fostercare #adoption

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Co-hosts Lynette Ezell and Tera Melber discuss with special guest, Sharon Miles, her story of adoption. Sharon and her family of four went to China for a mission trip where they worked in an orphanage without running water. Discover how God turned Sharon's life upside down and broke her heart for His invisible children in China while leading her family to adopt an older sibling group. Learn more about how you can get involved with adoption and foster care at SendRelief.org.

All children can experience trauma. What is the difference between those kids who survive and maybe even thrive and those who fall apart? How is this relevant to adoptive parents.  Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Sue Badeau, a nationally known speaker, writer and consultant. She and her husband, Hector, are lifetime parents of twenty-two children (20 adopted) and foster parents to more than 50 children. They are authors of the book Are We There Yet: The Ultimate Road Trip Adopting and Raising 22 Kids. Sue has worked in the field of child welfare for over 30 years and has developed curriculum and training for adoption social workers and parents. For a discussion of this show, go to our blog tomorrow http://creatingafamily.org/blog/.  Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www.CreatingaFamily.org.  If you enjoyed this show, we would very much appreciate you leaving us a review on iTunes. Either go to this website (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id266386337) or if you have iTunes on your phone, tablet or computer, simply type in "Creating a Family", click on Ratings/Reviews, and click on the # of stars. It only takes a moment and it really helps others find us. Thanks. Show Highlights Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)

There are many children over 10 waiting to be adopted in US foster care, as well in orphanages throughout the world. Are you the family to adopt them? What special issues do families face when adopting a tween/teen.  Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Mark Lacava, adoption therapist with the Modern Family Center at Spence-Chapin Adoption Services. For a discussion of this show, go to our blog on June 4, 2015 http://creatingafamily.org/blog/.  Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www.CreatingaFamily.org.  If you enjoyed this show, we would very much appreciate you leaving us a review on iTunes. Either go to this website (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id266386337) or if you have iTunes on your phone, tablet or computer, simply type in "Creating a Family", click on Ratings/Reviews, and click on the # of stars. It only takes a moment and it really helps others find us. Thanks. Show Highlights Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)

The Universal Accreditation Act is now reality. How will it change international adoptions? If you have already applied to adopt, how will it affect you? Host Dawn Davenport will interview: Robin Sizemore, Founder and Executive Director of Hopscotch Adoptionsan international adoption agency in North Carolina and New York; and Nicole Skellenger, an Adoption Attorney and Chief Operating Officer at MLJ Adoptions, an international adoption agency based in Indianapolis, IN. Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here:   Blog summary of the show   Highlights   More Creating a Family resources on international adoption can be found here. Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)

Adoption provides infertile Americans with the option to have a child. The adoption can take place in the United States or abroad. Increasing number of Americans are choosing to adopt older children. There are over 100,000 children in the U.S. in the foster system waiting for adoption. Today we talk with Beverly Clark who is the director of the Barker … Read more about this episode...