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Season 20 Episode 75
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What should you do when a birth mother doesn’t want contact in open adoption, but other birth family members still want…
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Where Do I Belong? Young Transracial Adoptee Adults Talk About Race, Identity, & Belonging
Season 20 Episode 74
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How can parents support transracial adoption identity and belonging as children grow and begin defining who they are fo…
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When Should You Consider Residential Treatment for an Adopted Teen? - Weekend Wisdom
Season 20 Episode 73
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When should a parent consider residential treatment for an adopted teen who has been struggling for years? One listener…
1 week ago
How Can We Protect Kids from Sexual Exploitation Without Scaring Them?
Season 20 Episode 72
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How can parents protect kids from sexual exploitation without teaching them to fear the world around them? For adoptive…
1 week, 3 days ago
Are You Ready to Foster or Adopt a Sibling Group? - Weekend Wisdom
Season 20 Episode 71
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Are you considering whether your family is ready to foster or adopt a sibling group? Keeping siblings together can pres…
2 weeks ago
How Do You Adopt a Relative from Another Country?
Season 20 Episode 70
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If you want to adopt a relative from another country, the process involves much more than simply proving your family co…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Can Autistic Adults Be Foster Parents? – Weekend Wisdom
Season 20 Episode 69
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Question: I recently received an autism diagnosis in my mid-30s. I have relatively low support needs and am working wit…
3 weeks ago
Open Adoption: Practical Strategies for Staying Connected with Birth Family
Season 20 Episode 68
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What does healthy openness in adoption really look like—and how can adoptive parents maintain meaningful birth family c…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Kids Do Well When They Can - Weekend Wisdom
Season 20 Episode 67
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Parenting kids exposed to trauma is hard. Sometimes, it is very hard, but these families can thrive. In an interview wi…
4 weeks ago
Too Many Goodbyes: How Foster Care Instability Impacts Children
Season 20 Episode 66
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Children in foster care can experience far more than a change in placement. They may lose caregivers, siblings, schools…
1 month ago