{"podcast":{"title":"Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care","slug":"creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526","podcast_index_feed_id":827526,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/275835.rss","website_url":"https://creatingafamily.org/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/dymwmg4454oxm5fo6g0nsy938hw1?.jpg","author":"Creating a Family","episode_count":852,"summary":"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).","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T14:22:30.350550+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526"},"episode":{"title":"When Should You Consider Residential Treatment for an Adopted Teen? - Weekend Wisdom","slug":"when-should-you-consider-residential-treatment-for-an-adopted-teen-weekend-wisdom","published_at":"2026-09-12T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/when-should-you-consider-residential-treatment-for-an-adopted-teen-weekend-wisdom","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/275835/episodes/19781243-when-should-you-consider-residential-treatment-for-an-adopted-teen-weekend-wisdom.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/275835/episodes/19781243-when-should-you-consider-residential-treatment-for-an-adopted-teen-weekend-wisdom.mp3","summary":"Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! When should a parent consider residential treatment for an adopted teen who has been struggling for years? One listener shared that after trying therapy, different supports, and everything they knew to help their child heal, simply hearing the words “residential treatment” felt like a parental failure. In this Weekend Wisdom episode, we explore how to move beyond the question, “Am I giving up on my child?” and instead ask what level of support your teen ne...","meta_description":"Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! When should a parent consider residential treatment for an adopted teen who has been struggling for years? One listener sha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":371,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/episodes/when-should-you-consider-residential-treatment-for-an-adopted-teen-weekend-wisdom/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creating-a-family-talk-about-adoption-foster-kinship-care-827526/when-should-you-consider-residential-treatment-for-an-adopted-teen-weekend-wisdom.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}