Foster Parenting Podcast T & W

Curious what foster parents think of Instant Family? We’ve got an early movie review for you here from a real life foster-adoptive family.  Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne play a childless couple who decide to enter parenting through the foster care system and encounter all the struggles of parenting kids who have experienced trauma.  We […] The post Episode 122 – What Do Foster Parents Think of Instant Family first appeared on Foster & Adoption Parenting Podcast.

Have you heard of special laws governing the adoption of children who are of Native American descent? In the US, children who are Native American fall under a specific law called the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which can govern their adoptive and foster placements. T interviews Johnston Moore about ICWA. They discuss the origins […] The post Episode 115 – Indian Child Welfare Act first appeared on Foster & Adoption Parenting Podcast.

Many foster parents draw firm boundaries between themselves and their foster children’s birth parents. But is this right? In this interview with Saint Fults, a social worker in St. Louis, Missouri, we learn of another perspective of openness toward birth family relationships from the beginning of the child’s placement. Fults advocates that foster parents should […] The post Episode 112 – Opening Up to Birth Parents first appeared on Foster & Adoption Parenting Podcast.

T interviews Jacob, a counselor at Royal Family Kids Camp, a summer program run by churches for foster kids throughout the country and internationally. Jacob mentioned his film project CAMP. You can contribute to his Kickstarter Campaign here. Help him reach his goal! The post Episode 105 – Royal Family Kids first appeared on Foster & Adoption Parenting Podcast.

We interview Amy, a fost-adopt parent who has had the experience of adopting four siblings consecutively. Her most recent adoption is being completed across state lines. Amy shares some personal experiences including infertility, pregnancy after adopting, and the death of a child. Also in this episode, we answer listener Kim’s question about how to help […] The post Episode 70 – Interview with Adoptive Parent Amy first appeared on Foster & Adoption Parenting Podcast.

We sit down and interview Jeremy, a former foster child, about his experiences in the system and any wisdom he can pass on to foster parents. We also give a brief review of “The Miracle Worker” and highly recommend watching it. At least watch this scene and catch the pay off line at the end […] The post Episode 68 – Jeremy, Former Foster Child first appeared on Foster & Adoption Parenting Podcast.