The Forgotten Adoption Option Podcast Marcy Bursac, Adoptive Mom of Siblings
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- Kids & Family
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Now in its fourth season, The Forgotten Adoption Option Podcast is hosted by adoptive mom, three-time author, app designer, lesson creator and researcher Marcy Bursac.
Through monthly heartfelt conversations, her hope is that you see that 30% of the children currently in foster care are adoptable and you don’t need to be a traditional foster parent to adopt them.
To learn more about the foster care adoption process visit: forgottenadoptionoption.com.
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how to know if you can parent children with special needs
Crystal & Justin share what it's like to be a family that has adopted multiple children with unique, special needs.
Pages 5-9 in this document are an example of a list of behaviors, conditions and medical needs you might be asked to consider when adopting through foster care. -
tips for thriving as a second mother
Jodi founded Second Mothers, a community for women who are foster mothers, adoptive mothers, and/or step mothers.
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what it is like to work inside the child welfare system
Darrell Missey is the Director of Children's Division for the State of Missouri.
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connections to prioritize if you age out of the foster care system
Dr. Wynter is a Foster Youth Voice Whisperer, Child Welfare Strategist & Systems Thinker. She and I met after I published my first book "The Forgotten Adoption Option". A few local readers had told me barriers they were facing as they tried to get licensed to adopt through foster care. Dr. Wynter took me under her wing and pointed me to some existing legislature that I was able to share with my state - Missouri.
Gaelin Elmore is a professional speaker, a board member at the Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children, and the director of coaching at The Forgotten Initiative. Dr. Wynter and Gaelin have recently debuted their book called "Follow the Love". It is about the importance of permanent connections for young people transitioning out of foster care. -
mental health and emotional literacy for children
Justine Froelker is an educator who uses storytelling, humor, and passion to help individuals to rise from difficulty, cope with emotions, and move forward in a healthy, authentic way.
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HOW to know it's time to close your license
Christopher and Ashley adopted a young boy through foster care and then later decided they no longer felt called to accept more children into their home.