Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care

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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 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 to be a better parent. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are the 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, and resource pages on all aspects of family building at our website, CreatingAFamily.org. We also have an active presence on many social media platforms. Please like or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).


Episode Date
What You Need to Know About Open Adoption
Apr 17, 2024
Should I Use a Public or Private Agency to Get My Foster Parent License? - Weekend Wisdom
Apr 14, 2024
Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
Apr 10, 2024
Will I Be Ruining My Life If I Accept This Adoption Match? - Weekend Wisdom
Apr 07, 2024
Navigating the Important Conversations With Your Adopted Teen or Young Adult
Apr 03, 2024
Is It Worth It To Apply For An Adoption Grant? - Weekend Wisdom
Mar 31, 2024
Protecting Our Kids From Sexual Exploitation
Mar 27, 2024
Can I Breastfeed My Adopted Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
Mar 24, 2024
Getting a Diagnosis for Prenatal Alcohol or Drug Exposure
Mar 20, 2024
Teacher Doesn't Believe My Child Has Experienced Trauma - Weekend Wisdom
Mar 17, 2024
Understanding and Overcoming Blocked Care
Mar 13, 2024
What to Ask For In Adoption Assistance When Adopting From Foster Care - Weekend Wisdom
Mar 10, 2024
Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption
Mar 06, 2024
Dealing with the Emotional Roller Coaster of Trying to Adopt - Weekend Wisdom
Mar 03, 2024
Building Resilience In Our Kids
Feb 28, 2024
Is Our Adoptive Parent Profile the Reason We Aren't Getting Picked? - Weekend Wisdom
Feb 25, 2024
An Interview with Author Nicole Chung
Feb 21, 2024
Establishing Attachment With a Non-English Speaking Child - Weekend Wisdom
Feb 18, 2024
The Art of Talking With Kids
Feb 14, 2024
How Common Are Failed Adoption Matches? - Weekend Wisdom
Feb 11, 2024
Adoption Microaggressions Parents Need to Know About
Feb 07, 2024
Can You Adopt Out of State? - Weekend Wisdom
Feb 04, 2024
How to Create a Compelling Adoptive Parent Profile
Jan 31, 2024
How Are Foster Care Adoption Matches Made? - Weekend Wisdom
Jan 28, 2024
An Adoption Memoir with Susan Ito
Jan 24, 2024
What Do You Wish You Had Known Before You Adopted? - Weekend Wisdom
Jan 21, 2024
Adoption Tax Credit 2023
Jan 17, 2024
What Questions to Ask Before Adopting From Foster Care - Weekend Wisdom
Jan 14, 2024
How to Adopt in 2024
Jan 10, 2024
How Does an Average Person Pay for Adoption?!? - Weekend Wisdom
Jan 07, 2024
Fostering or Adopting as a Single Person
Jan 03, 2024
I Want to Foster, But My Husband Doesn't - Weekend Wisdom
Dec 31, 2023
Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids
Dec 27, 2023
Kids Do Well When They Can - Weekend Wisdom
Dec 24, 2023
Rituals to Build Strong Families
Dec 20, 2023
Should I Stop Infertility Treatments and Try Another Option? - Weekend Wisdom
Dec 17, 2023
Connecting with Teens
Dec 13, 2023
Having Two Kids the Same Age When Adopting or Fostering - Weekend Wisdom
Dec 10, 2023
Adopting From Foster Care
Dec 06, 2023
Living with a Picky Eater - Weekend Wisdom
Dec 03, 2023
Understanding Adoption: Voices From All Sides
Nov 29, 2023
Shouldn't I Be Feeling Happier Now That I'm Finally a Mom? - Weekend Wisdom
Nov 26, 2023
Sticky Situations That Arise During the Holidays
Nov 22, 2023
Are You Considering Embryo Donation or Embryo Adoption? - Weekend Wisdom
Nov 19, 2023
Triplets Separated at Birth
Nov 15, 2023
Can You Adopt a Baby From Foster Care? - Weekend Wisdom
Nov 12, 2023
Adopting a Child From Another State
Nov 08, 2023
What Is Happening with International Adoptions? - Weekend Wisdom
Nov 05, 2023
Adoption Disruptions & Dissolutions, How to Prevent and When to Accept
Nov 01, 2023
Advice from Experts If You Haven't Gotten an Adoption Match - Weekend Wisdom
Oct 29, 2023
The Holidays with Adopted, Foster, or Kinship Kids Who've Been Exposed to Trauma
Oct 25, 2023
How to Become a Foster Parent - Weekend Wisdom
Oct 22, 2023
Adoption Scams: How to Recognize and Prevent
Oct 18, 2023
Tips for Creating Attachment - Weekend Wisdom
Oct 15, 2023
Foster Care Adoption Subsidies
Oct 11, 2023
How Much Does It Cost to Adopt a Newborn Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
Oct 08, 2023
Advocating For Your Child with Prenatal Substance Exposure
Oct 04, 2023
What Are Two Pieces of Advice If You Are Considering Stopping Infertility Treatment and Moving to Adoption? - Weekend Wisdom
Oct 01, 2023
Transracial Adoptees Teach Us About Adoption
Sep 27, 2023
8 Tips for Handling Lying, Stealing, and Cheating - Weekend Wisdom
Sep 24, 2023
Raising an Anti-Racist Child
Sep 20, 2023
Should You Step in to Parent Your Grandniece or Grandchild? - Weekend Wisdom
Sep 17, 2023
Helping Your Child Cope With Living in a Scary World
Sep 13, 2023
What Surprises New Foster Parents the Most About Fostering? - Weekend Wisdom
Sep 10, 2023
Helping Parent and Kids Manage Phones, Internet, and Gaming
Sep 06, 2023
Should You Disrupt Birth Order When Adopting or Fostering? - Weekend Wisdom
Sep 03, 2023
Coming to Terms with Infertility Grief Before You Adopt or Foster
Aug 30, 2023
5 Tips to Prepare Children for the Adoption of a Sibling - Weekend Wisdom
Aug 27, 2023
Problematic Sexual Behavior
Aug 23, 2023
5 Tips for Getting the Social Worker's Attention - Weekend Wisdom
Aug 20, 2023
Introduction to Domestic Infant Adoption
Aug 16, 2023
How Can I Adopt a Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
Aug 13, 2023
Introduction to Prenatal Substance Exposure
Aug 09, 2023
Practical Tips for Welcoming an Older Foster or Kinship Child or Youth - Weekend Wisdom
Aug 06, 2023
Basic Baby Care
Aug 02, 2023
Helping Internationally Adopted Children Develop a Healthy Cultural and Racial Identity
Jul 26, 2023
Raising a Child with ADHD to a Successful & Healthy Adulthood
Jul 19, 2023
Navigating Special Education and the IEP/504 Process
Jul 12, 2023
Creating a Family Trailer
Jul 07, 2023
How to Prepare Transracial Adoptees for Transitioning to College
Jul 05, 2023
Birth Parent Experiences in Adoption
Jun 28, 2023
Health, Emotional, and Developmental Issues Common to Children Adopted Internationally
Jun 21, 2023
You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, & Transracial Adoption
Jun 14, 2023
Jessica Grose: Screaming on the Inside
Jun 07, 2023
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
May 31, 2023
A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Perry about Trauma
May 24, 2023
Transitioning from Foster Care to Adoption
May 17, 2023
Parenting the Challenging Child While Maintaining Attachment
May 10, 2023
Helping Autistic Kids Shine
May 03, 2023
Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity?
Apr 26, 2023
Helping Our Kids Regulate Big Emotions
Apr 19, 2023
Talking with Children About Adoption at Different Ages
Apr 12, 2023
A Guide to Raising Your Grandchild
Apr 05, 2023
Parenting Adopted Teens and Young Adults
Mar 29, 2023
Helping Adopted Children Heal From Past Trauma and Loss
Mar 22, 2023
Adopting or Fostering a Child Who Identifies as LGBTQ+
Mar 15, 2023
Navigating Sticky Birth Parent Situations
Mar 08, 2023
Handling Screens and Technology as a Family
Mar 01, 2023
Trauma-Informed Parenting: Practical Applications of TBRI®
Feb 22, 2023
How to Raise an Intense Child
Feb 15, 2023
Impact of Fostering and Adoption on Kids Already in the Family
Feb 08, 2023
Identical Twins Separated at Birth
Feb 01, 2023
Picky Eating and Other Food Issues
Jan 25, 2023
2022 Adoption Tax Credit
Jan 18, 2023
How to Adopt in 2023
Jan 11, 2023
Making Peace with Living Child Free
Jan 04, 2023
Parental Leave: What You Need to Know Before You Adopt or Foster
Dec 28, 2022
Transracial Adoption: A Mom & Son Talk About What They've Learned
Dec 21, 2022
Courage & Resilience: A Foster Child's Story of Success
Dec 14, 2022
An Introduction to Female Fertility
Dec 07, 2022
Understanding Psychotropic Medications
Nov 30, 2022
Prenatal Exposure: Diagnosing and Treatment
Nov 23, 2022
Transracial Adoption and Fostering: Understanding Race & Racial Identity
Nov 16, 2022
Physical and Emotional Health Issues Common with Foster Kids
Nov 09, 2022
Current Trends in 3rd Party Reproduction
Nov 02, 2022
Collaborative Parenting
Oct 26, 2022
Introduction to International Adoption
Oct 19, 2022
Unexpected Stresses on Newly Adoptive Parents
Oct 12, 2022
IVF from the Male Partner's Perspective
Oct 05, 2022
Finding an Adoption​ and Foster​ Competent Therapist​
Sep 28, 2022
Introduction to Foster Parenting
Sep 21, 2022
Therapeutic Parenting: Strategies and Solutions
Sep 14, 2022
When to Consider Sperm or Egg Donation
Sep 07, 2022
Transracial Adoption from the Eyes of Adoptee, Birth Mom, and Adoptive Mom
Aug 31, 2022
Trauma and Transracial Adoption
Aug 24, 2022
Adoptions in the US: Who is Adopting and How are the Kids Doing?
Aug 17, 2022
Epigenetics in Fertility and Infertility Treatment
Aug 10, 2022
Helping Our Kids Overcome a Traumatic Background
Aug 03, 2022
Surviving Childhood Trauma and Succeeding in Life: Panel of Former Foster Youth
Jul 27, 2022
How Do Teachers Understand Adoption (and What Can Parents Do About It?)
Jul 20, 2022
Back to School with Foster & Adopted Kids
Jul 13, 2022
Endometriosis and Adenomyosis
Jul 06, 2022
How to Raise an Anti-Racist Child
Jun 29, 2022
Kinship Caregiving: Managing Relationships with the Child's Parents
Jun 22, 2022
Engaging Churches in the Foster Care Crisis
Jun 15, 2022
Legal and Medical Risk in Infant Adoption
Jun 08, 2022
Racial Disparities in Reproductive Medicine
Jun 01, 2022
Effectiveness of Online Parent Support Groups
May 25, 2022
Protecting our Kids from Sexual Exploitation
May 18, 2022
Raising a Blended Family
May 11, 2022
Disclosing Donor Conception to Our Kids
May 04, 2022
A Panel of Birth Moms Talk About Adoption
Apr 27, 2022
First Six Months with a Baby with Opioid Exposure
Apr 18, 2022
Parenting Toolkit for Harder to Parent Kids
Apr 13, 2022
Genetics, Genetic Testing, and Miscarriage
Apr 06, 2022
Adoption Microaggressions Parents Need to Know About
Mar 30, 2022
Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids
Mar 23, 2022
Parenting Kids with Prenatal Exposure (Part 2): Transistioning into Adolescence and Adulthood
Mar 16, 2022
Parenting Kids with Prenatal Exposure (Part 1): Practical Tips
Mar 09, 2022
Understanding and Preventing Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Mar 02, 2022
How to Choose an Adoption Competent Therapist
Feb 23, 2022
Shifting Realities in Adoption and Foster Care in 2022
Feb 16, 2022
Adoption Options in 2022
Feb 09, 2022
Benefits of Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine for Infertility Patients
Feb 02, 2022
Setting Up Effective Kinship Navigator Programs
Jan 26, 2022
A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Perry About Trauma
Jan 19, 2022
2021 Adoption Tax Credit
Jan 12, 2022
What Are Your Chances of Getting Pregnant With Unexplained Infertility
Jan 05, 2022
The Connected Parent
Dec 29, 2021
How Does Adoption Affect the Siblings Already in a Family?
Dec 22, 2021
LGBTQ+ Parenting (Part 2): Adoption
Dec 15, 2021
LGBTQ+ Parenting (Part 1): Surrogacy
Dec 08, 2021
Child Hosting Programs: Getting Prepared to be a Host Family
Dec 01, 2021
Home Based Therapy
Nov 24, 2021
How to Avoid Triggering and Being Triggered by Our Kids
Nov 17, 2021
How Trauma Impacts a Child’s Development
Nov 10, 2021
Decisions To Be Made at Egg Retrieval
Nov 03, 2021
Parental Leave: What you Need to Know Before You Adopt or Foster
Oct 27, 2021
A Guide to Raising Your Grandchild
Oct 20, 2021
Talking With Your Adopted or Foster Child About the Hard Parts of Their Story
Oct 13, 2021
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
Oct 06, 2021
How to Afford Adoption
Sep 29, 2021
Family Building Challenges for Military Families: Adoption, IVF & Fostering
Sep 22, 2021
Kinship Caregivers & The Hidden Foster Care System
Sep 15, 2021
The Traumatic Impact of Racism
Sep 08, 2021
Uterine Fibroids: Causes, Treatment, and Impact on Fertility
Sep 01, 2021
How to Raise an Intense Child
Aug 25, 2021
How to Become a Foster Parent
Aug 18, 2021
Raising Resilient Kids
Aug 11, 2021
How Our Immune System Affects Fertility and Miscarriage
Aug 04, 2021
Parenting a Child with Prenatal Exposure
Jul 28, 2021
What’s It Like to Be In Foster Care: Former Foster Youth Speak Out
Jul 21, 2021
Handling Social Media
Jul 14, 2021
Preparing Kids Already in the Home for an Adoption
Jul 07, 2021
Is Human Fertility Declining and What Can We Do About It
Jun 30, 2021
Adopting a Relative from Abroad
Jun 25, 2021
How to Raise a Child Who Will Thrive
Jun 18, 2021
Partnering with Birth Parents in Foster Care
Jun 11, 2021
The Endocrine System, Thyroid Gland, and Fertility
Jun 04, 2021
Interview with Sarah Sentilles, author of "Stranger Care"
May 28, 2021
Blending Children by Birth and Adoption
May 21, 2021
Taking Care of Yourself When Parenting Harder to Parent Kids
May 14, 2021
Impact of OTC Drugs on Fertility
May 07, 2021
Talking with Young Children about Adoption and Birth Parents
Apr 30, 2021
Practical Tips for Disciplining Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
Apr 23, 2021
Panel of Kinship Caregivers: What's It Really Like
Apr 16, 2021
Helping Parents & Kids Manage Phones, Internet, & Gaming
Apr 09, 2021
Genetics and Fertility
Apr 02, 2021
Impact of Fostering on Kids Already in the Family
Mar 26, 2021
Attachment 101
Mar 19, 2021
Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Opiates, Opioids, Methadone, Suboxone, and Other Common Drugs
Mar 12, 2021
Coping with Pregnancy Loss and Miscarriage
Mar 05, 2021
Adopting as a Single Parent
Feb 26, 2021
What Do Kinship Caregivers Need to Succeed?
Feb 19, 2021
Fertility Preservation and Egg Freezing
Feb 12, 2021
How a Parent's History with Attachment and Trauma Impacts Adoption and Fostering
Feb 05, 2021
Adoption Tax Credit 2020
Jan 27, 2021
Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care
Jan 22, 2021
Maintaining Your Marriage & Relationships When Adopting or Fostering
Jan 15, 2021
Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family
Jan 08, 2021
What to Eat to Increase Your Odds of Success with IVF
Jan 01, 2021
Healing After Abuse and Neglect
Dec 24, 2020
Adopting a Child from Another State
Dec 18, 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on Surrogacy
Dec 11, 2020
Legal Process of Domestic Adoption: What You Need to Know Before You Adopt
Dec 04, 2020
Coping with the Stress of Infertility
Nov 27, 2020
Talking with Your Adopted or Foster Child about the Hard Parts of Their Story
Nov 20, 2020
The Holidays with Adopted or Foster Kids Who’ve Been Exposed to Trauma
Nov 13, 2020
Collaborative Parenting
Nov 06, 2020
Disrupting Birth Order in Adoption and Foster Care
Oct 30, 2020
Parenting Tweens and Teens
Oct 23, 2020
7 Core Issues in Adoption and Foster Care
Oct 16, 2020
Evaluating Risk Factors in International Adoption
Oct 09, 2020
Male Infertility 101
Oct 02, 2020
Practical Tips for Disciplining While Maintaining Attachment
Sep 25, 2020
Adoption Options: What Type of Adoption is Best For You
Sep 18, 2020
How to Afford Adoption
Sep 11, 2020
Infertility Medications 101
Sep 04, 2020
Understanding Expectant Moms Who are Considering Adoption
Aug 28, 2020
Preparing Children Already in the Home for an Adoption
Aug 21, 2020
Typical Behaviors of Children Adopted Internationally
Aug 14, 2020
Female Fertility 101
Aug 07, 2020
Genetic Testing 101
Jul 31, 2020
Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Infant Adoption
Jul 24, 2020
What is it Really Like to Raise a Child with FASD
Jul 17, 2020
How to Prepare Transracial Adoptees for Transitioning to College
Jul 10, 2020
The Connected Parent
Jul 03, 2020
Adopting Siblings
Jun 26, 2020
Adopting a Child with Down Syndrome
Jun 19, 2020
How to Raise an Anti-Racist Child
Jun 12, 2020
Home Insemination with Donor Sperm
Jun 05, 2020
Kinship Adoption
May 29, 2020
Adopting Tweens and Teens
May 22, 2020
Impact of Covid-19 on Fertility Treatment and pregnancy
May 15, 2020
How to Do Connected Parenting While Quarantined
May 08, 2020
Using This Time of Shutdown to Develop Resiliency in Our Kids and Family
May 01, 2020
How to Juggle Kids, Schooling & Work During Coronavirus Shutdown
Apr 24, 2020
Things To Think About Before You Begin Treatment
Apr 17, 2020
Homeschooling Kids (on top of everything else) During Coronavirus
Apr 10, 2020
Surviving Being Cooped Up with Your Kids During Coronavirus Isolation
Apr 03, 2020
Panel of Young Adult Transracial Adoptees
Mar 27, 2020
Attachment 101
Mar 20, 2020
What is Happening with International Adoptees and the Citizenship Crisis?
Mar 13, 2020
The Chinese Medicine Approach to Infertility and Intimacy
Mar 06, 2020
Helping Children Heal From Sexual Abuse
Feb 28, 2020
What is it Like Being Raised in an Open Adoption?
Feb 21, 2020
Common Special Needs in International Adoption
Feb 14, 2020
Living with Infertility
Feb 07, 2020
Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
Jan 31, 2020
Raising Resilient Kids
Jan 24, 2020
Adoption Tax Credit 2019
Jan 17, 2020
What to Eat to Increase Your Odds of Success with IVF
Jan 10, 2020
Raising a Child with ADHD to a Successful & Healthy Adulthood
Jan 03, 2020
The Importance of Egg & Sperm Quality in Getting Pregnant & What You Can Do About It
Dec 27, 2019
Helping Internationally Adopted Children Develop a Healthy Cultural & Racial Identity
Dec 20, 2019
Should You Use Fresh or Frozen Donor Eggs
Dec 12, 2019
Basic Baby Care for Newly Adopted Babies
Dec 06, 2019
Health, Emotional, and Developmental Issues Common to Children Adopted Internationally
Nov 29, 2019
Introduction to Prenatal Exposure for Those Considering Adoption
Nov 22, 2019
What You Need to Know About Open Adoption
Nov 15, 2019
A Panel of Birth Moms Talk about Adoption
Nov 08, 2019
Transitioning from Foster Care to Adoption
Nov 01, 2019
Coming to Terms with Infertility Grief Before You Adopt
Oct 25, 2019
Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity
Oct 18, 2019
Understanding and Preventing Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Oct 11, 2019
Foster Care Adoption 101
Oct 04, 2019
How Nutrition and Lifestyle Impact PCOS
Sep 27, 2019
Talking about Adoption at Different Ages
Sep 20, 2019
Coping with the Stress of Infertility
Sep 13, 2019
Introduction to Domestic Infant Adoption
Sep 06, 2019
Intravaginal Culture: Should You Consider this "New" Fertility Treatment?
Aug 29, 2019
Adoption Scams-How to Recognize and Prevent
Aug 23, 2019
Helping Children Heal From Past Trauma and Loss
Aug 15, 2019
Open Adoption: Handling Difficult Birth Parent Situations
Aug 09, 2019
Common Everyday Exposures That Can Impact Fertility and Pregnancy
Aug 01, 2019
How to Create a Compelling Adoptive Parent Profile
Jul 25, 2019
Parenting Adopted Teens and Tweens
Jul 19, 2019
IVF Didn't Work-Should I Try Again?
Jul 11, 2019
How Sexual Health is Impacted During Fertility Treatment
Jul 05, 2019
A Talk with Sesame Street about the New Foster Care Muppet
Jun 27, 2019
Practical Solutions to Typical Food Issues with Adopted and Foster Kids
Jun 20, 2019
Fun & Simple Ways to Develop Attachment
Jun 14, 2019
Infertility 101 for Husbands
Jun 07, 2019
What Birth Moms Want Adoptive Parents to Know
May 31, 2019
Influence of the Human Microbiome on Fertility
May 24, 2019
Health Impacts of IVF on the Kids
May 17, 2019
Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions - How to Prevent and When to Accept
May 10, 2019
Foster Care Subsidies: What is Reasonable and How to Negotiate
May 03, 2019
Can OTC Medicines Affect Your Fertility?
Apr 26, 2019
Getting the Most Out of Insurance Coverage for Fertility Treatment
Apr 19, 2019
Adopting Older Kids - Things to Consider
Apr 11, 2019
Infertility Advocacy
Apr 05, 2019
What to Eat in Preparation for IVF
Mar 20, 2019
What is it Really Like to Raise a Child with FASD
Mar 13, 2019
Seeking Closure When Disposing of Unused Embryos
Jan 29, 2019
Adopting Without Debt
Jan 29, 2019
How to Talk with Kids about Donor Conception
Jan 29, 2019
Nature vs. Nurture in Adoption
Jan 29, 2019
How the Immune System Affects Fertility and Miscarriage
Jan 28, 2019
How Transracial Adoptees Navigate Race as they Age
Jan 23, 2019
Latest Developments in the Treatment of PCOS
Jan 16, 2019
Adoption Tax Credit 2018
Jan 09, 2019
Practical Tips for Helping Kids De-Escalate
Dec 11, 2018
Birth Order, Birth Spacing, and Parental Favoritism
Dec 10, 2018
How Old is Too Old to Be Pregnant
Dec 10, 2018
What Embryonic Genetic Testing Can (and can't) Tell Us
Dec 10, 2018
Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family: Things to Prepare For
Dec 05, 2018
Options in Egg Donation
Nov 28, 2018
Why Women of Color are Less Likely to Get Pregnant with Infertility Treatment
Nov 19, 2018
Trauma-Informed Parenting: Practical Applications of TBRI
Nov 14, 2018
How Microbiome of Reproductive Tract Affects Our Fertility
Nov 05, 2018
Unexpected Stresses on Newly Adoptive Families
Oct 31, 2018
Is There any Such Thing as Anonymous Donation In 3rd Party Reproduction
Oct 24, 2018
How to Protect Citizenship for Internationally Adopted Children
Oct 17, 2018
How to Find the 'Right' Sperm Donor
Oct 05, 2018
Coping with Miscarriages and Stillbirths
Oct 03, 2018
Therapeutic Parenting: Practical Applications
Sep 19, 2018
The Impact of Fostering on Children Already in the Home
Sep 12, 2018
Understanding Mosaic Embryos
Sep 04, 2018
Surviving the Home Study
Aug 29, 2018
Should You Become a Mom at 40? 45? Options & Reality of Older Motherhood
Aug 10, 2018
Common Questions with IVF
Aug 10, 2018
Understanding Infertility Medications
Aug 07, 2018
Adopting or Fostering a Child Who Identifies as LGBTQ
Aug 01, 2018
Family First Prevention Services Act
Jul 23, 2018
Implantation Issues in Infertility
Jul 14, 2018
Relationships with Birth Parents Who Are Addicted
Jul 06, 2018
Fibroids and Other Uterine Issues
Jul 03, 2018
PCOS 101
Jun 26, 2018
How Infertility Affects the Male Partner
Jun 14, 2018
De-Escalation Techniques for Parents of Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma
Jun 13, 2018
Techniques That Can Increase Your Odds with IVF
Jun 06, 2018
Should You Go Abroad for Infertility Treatment?
May 28, 2018
Preventing Mommy Burnout
May 23, 2018
A Girlfriend's Guide to Infertility & Staying Happily Married
May 13, 2018
Questions You Must Ask When Choosing Donor Sperm
May 09, 2018
Talking with Young Children About Adoption & Birth Parents
May 02, 2018
What You Must Know about Zika and Other Diseases When Trying to Get Pregnant
Apr 25, 2018
Impact of Loss on Foster Kids and Foster Parents
Apr 11, 2018
What Happens in an Embryology Lab & Why You Should Care
Apr 11, 2018
Unique Challenges of Kinship Care and Adoption
Apr 03, 2018
First 6 Months with an Opiate Exposed Baby
Mar 28, 2018
Eating to Improve Your Fertility
Mar 14, 2018
Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)
Feb 08, 2018
PCOS: A Natural Approach to Health
Feb 08, 2018
Physical & Emotional Health Issues Common with Foster Kids
Feb 07, 2018
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
Feb 07, 2018
Supporting Families After They Adopt
Feb 06, 2018
Practical Guide for Adopting a Child Over Four
Feb 06, 2018
Impact of Fertility Treatment on Sexual Health
Jan 31, 2018
Becoming a Foster Parent: What You Really Need to Know
Jan 24, 2018
Adoption Tax Credit 2017
Jan 10, 2018
Can Yoga, Acupuncture & Nutrition Make You More Fertile?
Jan 03, 2018
More Than One Way to Resolve Your Infertility
Dec 20, 2017
International Adoption 101
Dec 13, 2017
Combining Kids by Birth and Adoption
Dec 06, 2017
Step-Parent Adoption
Nov 29, 2017
Preserving Your Fertility with a Cancer Diagnosis
Nov 21, 2017
No Such Thing as a Bad Kid-Parenting Traumatized Kids
Nov 15, 2017
Parenting Tips for Lying, Stealing & Other Annoying Behaviors
Nov 06, 2017
The Unique Pain of Infertility and Why It's So Hard to Cope
Nov 01, 2017
Understanding Standard Infertility Tests
Oct 25, 2017
Adoption 101
Oct 18, 2017
IUI vs. IVF-Which Fertility Treatment is Right for You?
Oct 11, 2017
Transgender Reproductive Issues (Medical & Emotional)
Oct 04, 2017
Interpreting Results of Genetic Testing on Embryos
Sep 27, 2017
Getting Pregnant after a Tubal or Vasectomy Reversal
Sep 20, 2017
When Parents Struggle to Attach to Their Adopted Child
Sep 13, 2017
The Role of Emotions in Treating Infertility
Aug 25, 2017
School Issues for Kids Who Struggle
Aug 25, 2017
Sleep Issues with Adopted Kids
Aug 23, 2017
Parenting a Child That Has Been Sexually Abused
Aug 16, 2017
Donor Conception: Navigating Bio Family & Sibling Relationships
Aug 09, 2017
Infertility & Genetics
Aug 02, 2017
Ethical Issues in Genetic Testing in Adoption
Jul 26, 2017
Causes and Treatments of Secondary Infertility
Jul 19, 2017
Preparing Grandparents When You are Adopting
Jun 29, 2017
Male Infertility from the Female Perspective
Jun 29, 2017
Creating an Effective Adoptive Parent Profile
Jun 27, 2017
Young Adult Transracial Adoptees Talk about Adoption
Jun 11, 2017
Interstate Adoption: Adopting Across State Lines
Jun 11, 2017
Intravaginal Culture -A Cost-Effective Form of IVF
Jun 07, 2017
Increasing Pregnancy Rates When Going Thru IVF
May 31, 2017
Acupuncture and Alternative Treatment for Infertility
May 24, 2017
Panel of Moms Raising Kids with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure/FASD
May 17, 2017
Latest Developments in Treatment of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
May 10, 2017
Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Teen Years
May 03, 2017
So You Think You May Be Infertile, Now What??
Apr 26, 2017
Should I Try Another IVF Cycle?
Apr 17, 2017
Guide to Infertility Treatment for U.S. Military and Their Partners
Apr 12, 2017
Induced Lactation for Adoption or Surrogacy
Apr 05, 2017
Is it Possible to Be Happy in Midst of Infertility?
Mar 29, 2017
Infertility Advocacy
Mar 22, 2017
Child Hosting Programs-What You Need to Know
Feb 08, 2017
Treating Infertility in Women Over 40
Feb 08, 2017
Mini IVF & Natural IVF
Feb 07, 2017
Using Lifebooks to Explain Complex Issues in Adoption to Kids
Feb 07, 2017
Is it Fair to Have an Only Child?
Feb 06, 2017
Practical Tips for Parenting a Child with ADHD
Feb 06, 2017
​Choosing Between Assisted Reproduction & Adoption
Feb 01, 2017
Talking with Tweens and Teens about Adoption
Jan 25, 2017
Reproductive Immunology
Jan 18, 2017
Ethical Issues with Domestic Infant Adoption
Jan 11, 2017
Adoption Tax Credit
Jan 04, 2017
Inside an Embryology Lab: What Fertility Patients Need to Know
Dec 21, 2016
Cancer: How to Preserve Your Fertility
Dec 21, 2016
Parenting Toolkit for Harder to Parent Kids
Dec 14, 2016
Endometrial Receptivity and Endometrial Scratching
Dec 07, 2016
How to Get Pregnant When It's Not Happening Fast
Nov 30, 2016
Accepting an Adoption Match with Opiates, Methadone, or Hepatitis
Nov 22, 2016
Interview with Pioneer Researchers in Open Adoption
Nov 07, 2016
Joys and Challenges of Adopting Siblings
Nov 07, 2016
IVF Transfers: Fresh vs. Frozen; 3 day vs. 5 day
Nov 02, 2016
Legal & Medical Risks in Domestic Infant Adoption
Oct 26, 2016
Pregnancy after Infertility-How to Relax and Enjoy
Oct 05, 2016
Infertility Treatment for Women Under 35
Oct 04, 2016
What Works in Healing Loss and Trauma in Adoption
Oct 04, 2016
Latest Developments in Treatment of Unexplained Infertility
Sep 28, 2016
Transitioning from Fertility Treatment to Adoption
Sep 20, 2016
Foster Care Adoption: Transitioning from Foster to Adoption
Sep 12, 2016
Is Donor Sperm/Egg or Surrogacy Harmful for the Kids?
Aug 25, 2016
Deciding to Live Child Free after Infertility
Aug 25, 2016
Genetic Testing & Genealogy for Adoptees
Aug 24, 2016
Helping Our Kids Cope with Bullies at School
Aug 17, 2016
The Microbiome and Fertility
Aug 10, 2016
Making the Decision to Become an "Older" Mom
Aug 01, 2016
Infertility Treatment and Breast/Ovarian Cancer
Jul 27, 2016
Making Sure Your 3rd Party Reproduction is Legal
Jul 14, 2016
Panel of Parents Adopting Older Kids-Surviving The 1st Year
Jul 13, 2016
Egg Freezing-Should You? When? How?
Jul 06, 2016
Mental Health Issues with Adopted Kids
Jun 28, 2016
Adoption Legislation and Advocacy
Jun 22, 2016
Adopting a Child That Has Been Sexually Abused
May 26, 2016
A View of Foster Care from a Family Court Judge
May 25, 2016
Understanding and Coping with the Emotions of Infertility
May 25, 2016
Lifestyle Choices to Increase Your Odds of Getting Pregnant with IVF
May 24, 2016
What Preimplantation and Prenatal Genetic Testing Can & Can't Tell Us
May 18, 2016
Having a Baby as a Single Mom-Things to Consider
May 10, 2016
Parenting Techniques to Prevent Adoption Failures
May 04, 2016
Impact of Divorce on Adopted Children
Apr 27, 2016
Impact of Zika Those Going Through Fertility Treatment
Apr 20, 2016
Understanding the New Fertility Clinic Success Statistics
Apr 12, 2016
Finding an Adoption Competent Therapist
Feb 24, 2016
Helping Older Kids Prepare to be Adopted
Feb 24, 2016
Parenting Kids with Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure
Feb 24, 2016
Fertility Tourism-Options and Ethics
Feb 23, 2016
Everything You Want to Know about Sperm Donation
Feb 17, 2016
Foster Parenting 101
Feb 10, 2016
Latest Developments in the Treatment of Endometriosis
Feb 05, 2016
Special Challenges of Kinship Adoption
Feb 03, 2016
Living with PCOS
Jan 27, 2016
Adoption Tax Credit 2016
Jan 13, 2016
Adult Transracial Adoptees Teach Us About Adoption
Jan 06, 2016
Tips for Getting Pregnant with IVF
Dec 30, 2015
Adopting Older Kids-A Practical Guide
Dec 16, 2015
When School is Not Working for Your Child
Dec 09, 2015
2 Great Adoption/Infertility Books for the Holidays
Dec 02, 2015
Should You Tell Family/Friends You Used Donor Sperm/Egg/Embryo
Nov 24, 2015
Post Adoption Support: Needs, Gaps, and Solutions
Nov 18, 2015
How to Treat Infertility in Women Younger than 35
Nov 03, 2015
Crucial Tips from a Pediatrician on Surviving Your Baby's 1st Year
Nov 03, 2015
Making Sure Your Sperm/Egg/Embryo Donation & Surrogacy is Legal
Oct 26, 2015
Effective Discipline for Lying, Stealing, & Other Challenging Behaviors
Oct 13, 2015
Premature Ovarian Failure-Causes and Treatment
Oct 07, 2015
Conquering Infertility
Sep 30, 2015
Dr. Karyn Purvis- Raising and Healing Abused & Neglected Kids
Sep 23, 2015
Exploding the Myths of Foster Care Adoption
Sep 15, 2015
Understanding & Coming to Terms with the Pain of Infertility/Miscarriage
Aug 29, 2015
Everything You Need to Know about Fertility Drugs
Aug 28, 2015
Helping Children Cope with Trauma
Aug 26, 2015
School Issues for Adopted Kids and Families
Aug 19, 2015
Intrauterine Insemination: Increasing Odds of Success
Aug 12, 2015
Happiest Baby on the Block Author Talks Sleep
Aug 05, 2015
Creating Relationship with Birth Parents in Adoption
Jul 22, 2015
What to Expect from Your First Fertility Clinic Visit
Jul 15, 2015
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Male Fertility
Jul 08, 2015
Simple & Fun Strategies to Build Attachment with Adopted Kids
Jul 01, 2015
Twenty Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed
Jun 19, 2015
The PCOS Diet Plan
Jun 17, 2015
Using Health Insurance to Pay for Fertility Treatment
Jun 10, 2015
Adopting a Tween or Teen-Special Issues to Consider
Jun 03, 2015
Genetics vs. Environment- Which Shapes Our Kids the Most
May 26, 2015
Understanding Fertility Clinic Success Statistics
May 20, 2015
Modern Families-Single Moms, Same Sex, IVF, & Donor
May 13, 2015
Adopting a Child That May Have Been Sexually Abused
May 06, 2015
How to Do an Independent Private Adoption in the US
Apr 24, 2015
What You Must Know about Embryology Labs Before Fertility Treatment
Apr 22, 2015
Transracial Adoption: Parenting 12 to 18 Year Olds
Apr 07, 2015
What Twins Can Teach Us About Genetics vs. Environment
Mar 31, 2015
What Makes a Good Embryo for IVF
Mar 18, 2015
Parenting the Argumentative, Irritable, Angry Child
Mar 03, 2015
Foods and Diet That Can Increase Your Fertility
Feb 17, 2015
Adoption Tax Credit 2014-2015
Feb 11, 2015
Where to Find Embryos for Embryo Donation
Feb 04, 2015
Pros and Cons of Genetic Testing on Embryos for IVF
Jan 30, 2015
Premature Ovarian Failure: Causes, Prevention, Treatment
Jan 28, 2015
Lifestyle Choices that Increase Your Chances of Getting Pregnant
Jan 21, 2015
Adopting Two Unrelated Kids at the Same Time
Jan 16, 2015
Should You Use an Adoption Consultant, Facilitator, or Attorney
Jan 14, 2015
Latest Developments in Diagnosing and Treating Miscarriage
Jan 09, 2015
Interracial Adoptive Parenting: White Parents with Brown Kids
Jan 07, 2015
All About Siblings: Parental Favoritism, Birth Order
Dec 24, 2014
Loans for Infertility Treatment
Dec 17, 2014
Ethical Issues To Think About with Sperm Donation
Dec 16, 2014
Preserving Fertility with a Cancer Diagnosis
Dec 10, 2014
Adopting Siblings: Special Issues to Consider
Dec 03, 2014
Why Consider Open Adoption & How to Do it Well
Nov 19, 2014
Making Peace With Not Having Children
Nov 12, 2014
How to Adopt a Child in Another State
Nov 04, 2014
Panel of Young Adult Transracial Adoptees
Oct 15, 2014
Becoming a First Time Mom Over 40-Things to Consider
Oct 14, 2014
Being Happy While Struggling with Infertility
Oct 13, 2014
Grants for Infertility Treatment: Affording IVF
Oct 08, 2014
Talking with Adopted Kids about Birth Parents
Oct 01, 2014
Adoption 101: Everything You Need to Know at the Beginning
Sep 24, 2014
How IVF is Changing and Improving Your Chances of Conceiving
Sep 17, 2014
How are Kids Conceived via Sperm/Egg/Embryo Donation Doing?
Sep 09, 2014
How Internationally Adopted Kids Acquire Language
Aug 24, 2014
Diagnosing, Treating, & Conceiving with PCOS
Aug 24, 2014
Preventing IVF Failure
Aug 20, 2014
Saving Money the Dave Ramsey Way
Aug 13, 2014
Diagnosing and Treating Kids with ADHD
Aug 06, 2014
International Adoptions Under new Universal Accreditation Act
Jul 30, 2014
Can Chemicals in Food & Environment Affect Fertility
Jul 23, 2014
Genetics 101 for Egg and Sperm Donation
Jul 16, 2014
Preparing Children in Orphanages for Adoption
Jul 09, 2014
Panel of Donor Conceived Adults
Jul 02, 2014
How Long to Try Fertility Pills and IUI Before Moving to IVF
Jun 25, 2014
How Does IVF Affect the Babies and Children
Jun 18, 2014
Raising Transgender Children
Jun 11, 2014
Paying for Adoption
Jun 04, 2014
Getting Pregnant after 40 (With or Without Fertility Treatment)
May 28, 2014
Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure: Interview with Dr. Ira Chasnoff
May 16, 2014
Parenting Abused and Neglected Children
May 14, 2014
Dr. Karyn Purvis: Raising Children from Foster Care or Orphanages
May 07, 2014
Minimal Stimulation IVF and Natural Cycle IVF
Apr 30, 2014
Coping with Infertility as the Fertile Partner
Apr 22, 2014
Talking with Your Adopted Child about the Difficult Parts of His History
Apr 16, 2014
Making a Hospital Plan in Open Adoption
Apr 02, 2014
How Weight Affects Fertility and Infertility Treatment
Mar 19, 2014
Preparing an Adoptive Parent Portfolios for Expectant Mothers
Mar 05, 2014
Adopting a Child with Cleft Lip/Palate
Feb 12, 2014
Classic Episode: Genetics vs. Environment- Which Affects Us the Most
Feb 10, 2014
Classic Episode: Evaluating Risks in Adoption Matches and Referrals
Feb 10, 2014
Classic Episode: Avoiding Mistakes and Mix-Ups with IVF and Fertility Treatment
Feb 10, 2014
Classic Episode: Tips for Parenting a Child with ADHD
Feb 10, 2014
Classic Episode: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Infertility
Feb 10, 2014
Myths about Having an Only Child
Feb 05, 2014
What Happens in an Infertility Lab
Jan 28, 2014
Adopting from Asia
Jan 22, 2014
Adoption Tax Credit 2013
Jan 15, 2014
Considering Single Motherhood
Jan 08, 2014
Adopting through an Adoption Lawyer
Dec 18, 2013
Affect of Early Life Experiences on Adopted Children
Dec 11, 2013
What Expectant Women Look for When Choosing Adoptive Parents
Dec 04, 2013
Dealing with Infertility and Miscarriage Grief
Nov 27, 2013
Legal Issues You MUST Consider with Egg/Sperm Donation & Surrogacy
Nov 20, 2013
Maximizing Chances of Pregnancy in Fertility Treatment
Nov 05, 2013
Inside Transracial Adoption: Talking About Race
Nov 05, 2013
Increasing Success with IVF
Oct 30, 2013
Reluctance to Donor Egg, Sperm, or Embryo in Your Family
Oct 23, 2013
Toddler Adoption
Oct 11, 2013
Adopting and Raising a Child with HIV
Oct 09, 2013
Getting Pregnant After Cancer
Oct 02, 2013
Fertility and Your Immune System
Sep 25, 2013
Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions: Common?, Causes, Prevent
Sep 18, 2013
Long Term Effects of Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure
Sep 11, 2013
How to Interpret IVF Success Statistics
Sep 04, 2013
Should You Freeze Your Eggs to Preserve Your Fertility
Aug 23, 2013
Should I Adopt a Child with Special Needs
Aug 21, 2013
Traveling with Newly Adopted Children
Aug 14, 2013
Practical Considerations When Going Abroad for Treatment
Aug 02, 2013
When Should You Move Up the Fertility Treatment Ladder
Jul 31, 2013
What Subsidies/ Benefits are Available for Foster Care Adopt
Jul 24, 2013
Coping with Infertility Grief After Adopting
Jul 17, 2013
Using Integrative Medicine in Fertility Treatment
Jul 10, 2013
The Child Catchers: Criticism of the Orphan Care Movement
Jul 03, 2013
Disrupting Birth Order in Adoption
Jun 26, 2013
Latest Developments in Genetic Testing
Jun 13, 2013
Post Adoption Depression--Causes & Prevention
Jun 12, 2013
Donor Insemination: Who's Donating & Who's Receiving
Jun 05, 2013
Diagnosis & Treatment of Recurrent Miscarriages
May 29, 2013
Mental/Physical Health Issues in Prospective Adoptive Parent
May 17, 2013
Talking about Adoption at Different Ages & Developmental Sta
May 15, 2013
Breastfeeding Without Birthing
May 08, 2013
Getting Pregnant with Male Infertility
May 01, 2013
Finding Work/Life Balance
Apr 24, 2013
Open Adoption: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
Apr 17, 2013
Interview with actress Nia Vardalos
Apr 10, 2013
How Does Fertility Treatment Affect the Babies
Mar 27, 2013