# Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526.md RSS feed: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/275835.rss Official site: https://creatingafamily.org/ Author: Creating a Family Episodes: 822 ## Resource 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). ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526.md ## Episodes - [Raising Kids, Caring for Parents](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/raising-kids-caring-for-parents) — 2026-06-03T06:00:00+00:00 - [How to Get a Birth Certificate & SSN After Your Baby’s Adoption - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/how-to-get-a-birth-certificate-ssn-after-your-baby-s-adoption-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-05-30T06:00:00+00:00 - [A Hard but Helpful Step: Navigating Residential Treatment for Adopted Kids](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/a-hard-but-helpful-step-navigating-residential-treatment-for-adopted-kids) — 2026-05-27T06:00:00+00:00 - [ADHD or Trauma? How Foster Parents Can Advocate at School - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/adhd-or-trauma-how-foster-parents-can-advocate-at-school-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-05-23T06:00:00+00:00 - [The Power of Showing Up for Families Before They Fall Apart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/the-power-of-showing-up-for-families-before-they-fall-apart) — 2026-05-20T06:00:00+00:00 - [Is Fostering Going to Hurt My Kids? - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/is-fostering-going-to-hurt-my-kids-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-05-16T06:00:00+00:00 - [Strengthening Foster Families](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/strengthening-foster-families) — 2026-05-13T06:00:00+00:00 - [What Trauma Really Does to a Child’s Brain (and Why Behavior Can Be So Hard) - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/what-trauma-really-does-to-a-child-s-brain-and-why-behavior-can-be-so-hard-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-05-09T06:00:00+00:00 - [So You Want to be a Foster Parent](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/so-you-want-to-be-a-foster-parent) — 2026-05-06T06:00:00+00:00 - [How to Talk to Your Child About Unsafe Birth Parents (Without Shame or Fear) - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-unsafe-birth-parents-without-shame-or-fear-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-05-02T06:00:00+00:00 - [NFL Running Back Ricky Watters: How Adoption Shaped My Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/nfl-running-back-ricky-watters-how-adoption-shaped-my-life) — 2026-04-29T06:00:00+00:00 - [What Do Kids Need From Therapy? - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/what-do-kids-need-from-therapy-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-04-25T06:00:00+00:00 - [Maintaining Secure Attachment While Disciplining Misbehavior](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/maintaining-secure-attachment-while-disciplining-misbehavior) — 2026-04-22T06:00:00+00:00 - [How Do I Handle All These Big Feelings & Big Behaviors? - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/how-do-i-handle-all-these-big-feelings-big-behaviors-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-04-18T06:00:00+00:00 - [Celebrating & Supporting Men in Foster & Kinship Care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/celebrating-supporting-men-in-foster-kinship-care) — 2026-04-15T06:00:00+00:00 - [What Is Blocked Care? What Can I Do About It? - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/what-is-blocked-care-what-can-i-do-about-it-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-04-11T06:00:00+00:00 - [Raising Kids Impacted by Opioid Exposure to Thrive](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/raising-kids-impacted-by-opioid-exposure-to-thrive) — 2026-04-08T06:00:00+00:00 - [Is My Teen Lazy, Depressed, or Stuck? - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/is-my-teen-lazy-depressed-or-stuck-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-04-04T06:00:00+00:00 - [How Can We Equip Foster & Kinship Youth for Adulthood?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/how-can-we-equip-foster-kinship-youth-for-adulthood) — 2026-04-01T06:00:00+00:00 - [How to Make and Use an Adoption Lifebook - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/how-to-make-and-use-an-adoption-lifebook-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-03-28T06:00:00+00:00 - [Strategies for Maintaining a Healthy Marriage or Partnership (While Raising Adopted, Foster, or Relative Children)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/strategies-for-maintaining-a-healthy-marriage-or-partnership-while-raising-adopted-foster-or-relative-children) — 2026-03-25T06:00:00+00:00 - [Help! No One Is Sleeping In Our House! - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/help-no-one-is-sleeping-in-our-house-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-03-21T06:00:00+00:00 - [Parenting with Love, Joy, and Connection with Bryan Post](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/parenting-with-love-joy-and-connection-with-bryan-post) — 2026-03-18T06:00:00+00:00 - [How Do I File Taxes Without My Child's Social Security Number? - Weekend Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/how-do-i-file-taxes-without-my-child-s-social-security-number-weekend-wisdom) — 2026-03-14T06:00:00+00:00 - [Problematic Sexual Behavior](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/problematic-sexual-behavior) — 2026-03-11T06:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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