Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care

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).

Helping Siblings Separated by Adoption or Foster Care - Weekend Wisdom

Helping Our Kids Heal From Sexual Abuse

What's the Difference Between a Public and Private Foster Care Agency? - Weekend Wisdom

Why Won't My Child Sleep?! (And What Can I Do?)

Do Teens in Foster Care Want to be Adopted? - Weekend Wisdom

NFL Running Back Ricky Watters: How Adoption Shaped My Life

How Much Should I Prepare Ahead of Time for an Infant Adoption? - Weekend Wisdom

Using Positive Childhood Experiences to Help Our Kids Heal

How to Adopt from Foster Care While Living Abroad - Weekend Wisdom

Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family

My Bio Kids Now Wish We Hadn't Adopted Our Nephews - Weekend Wisdom

Why Our Kids Drive Us Crazy Over the Holidays

How To Help a Child If the Birth Mom Hated Being Pregnant With Them? - Weekend Wisdom

Prenatal Exposure: Diagnosing and Treatment

Will Inducing Lactation for Breastfeeding an Adopted Baby Change My Breast or Cause Depression? - Weekend Wisdom

Should You Consider Adopting a Child of Another Race or Ethnicity?

Is It Possible to Raise a Well-Adjusted Adoptee? - Weekend Wisdom

Late, Lost, & Unprepared: Executive Function Struggles

How to Lessen the Trauma for a 4-Year-Old Moving Into My Home - Weekend Wisdom

Talking With Kids About Adoption

Should We Tell Our 5-Year-Old That the New Baby was Donor Conceived? - Weekend Wisdom

What Parents Need to Know About Today's Teens and Sex

Is Fostering Going to Hurt My Kids? - Weekend Wisdom

Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma

How to Get Reliable Info on Risk of an Expectant Mom Changing Her Mind? - Weekend Wisdom

Kinship Caregiving - Managing Relationships with the Child's Parents

Can I Use My Home Study for a Different Type of Adoption? - Weekend Wisdom

Unique Challenges of Aunts & Uncles Raising Nieces & Nephews

Can I Foster a Baby If I'm Single? Should I?? - Weekend Wisdom

Intergenerational Trauma

My Husband Is 61 Years Old. Can We Adopt a Baby? - Weekend Wisdom

Typical Behaviors of Children Adopted From Foster Care or Internationally

What Is the Best Country to Adopt From in 2024? - Weekend Wisdom

What Do Adoptees Think About Adoption?

How Long Will a Foster Child Stay In My Home? - Weekend Wisdom

Raising a LGBTQ+ Child or Youth

Should I Hide My Tattoos If I Want to Adopt? - Weekend Wisdom

Maintaining Connection with an Angry Kid

How Can I Get Paid Leave for My Adoption? - Weekend Wisdom

Navigating Conversations About Body Image With Your Teen

How to Handle Cell Phone Use With a 14-Year-Old Foster Child - Weekend Wisdom

Predicting and Coping with Failed Adoption Matches

My Son Is Struggling Because His Brother Has Contact With His Birth Mom and He Doesn't - Weekend Wisdom

Raising Capable Kids (Regardless of Their Label)

Should I Take in a Spanish-Speaking Foster Teen With a Baby? - Weekend Wisdom

How Do Teachers Understand Adoption (and What Can Parents Do About It?)

I Really Don't Want an Open Adoption! - Weekend Wisdom

Parent's Guide to Working with the Schools on Behavior

Grandparents Disapprove of Our Adoption Plans - Weekend Wisdom

Interview with the Author of "Relinquished"

Can You Adopt From Ukraine? - Weekend Wisdom

What the Research on Adult Adoptees Can Teach Us

5 Tips for Surviving Summer with Kids Impacted by Trauma - Weekend Wisdom

Personal Story of Healing from Sexual Abuse

How to Make and Use an Adoption Lifebook - Weekend Wisdom

Evaluating Risk Factors in International Adoption

Will the Pain of Infertility Go Away If I Adopt? - Weekend Wisdom

An Adoptee's Journey

Can I Adopt If My Husband Is Disabled? - Weekend Wisdom

7 Core Issues in Adoption & Foster Care

You Know You're Ready to Start Thinking About Adoption When . . . - Weekend Wisdom

The Fetishization of Female Asian Adoptees

My Top Two Parenting Tips - Weekend Wisdom

Raising and Healing Abused and Neglected Kids with Dr. Karyn Purvis

My Foster Child Only Eats Junk Food - Weekend Wisdom

Understanding the Child Welfare Experience from the Birth Parent's Perspective

Red Flags When Choosing an International Adoption Agency - Weekend Wisdom

The Joys of Being a Foster Parent

Traveling with a Newborn When Adopting Out of State - Weekend Wisdom

Suicide Awareness and Prevention

I Feel Awful, But I Wish We Hadn't Adopted - Weekend Wisdom

What You Need to Know About Open Adoption

Should I Use a Public or Private Agency to Get My Foster Parent License? - Weekend Wisdom

Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard

Will I Be Ruining My Life If I Accept This Adoption Match? - Weekend Wisdom

Navigating the Important Conversations With Your Adopted Teen or Young Adult

Is It Worth It To Apply For An Adoption Grant? - Weekend Wisdom

Protecting Our Kids From Sexual Exploitation

Can I Breastfeed My Adopted Baby? - Weekend Wisdom

Getting a Diagnosis for Prenatal Alcohol or Drug Exposure

Teacher Doesn't Believe My Child Has Experienced Trauma - Weekend Wisdom

Understanding and Overcoming Blocked Care

What to Ask For In Adoption Assistance When Adopting From Foster Care - Weekend Wisdom

Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption

Dealing with the Emotional Roller Coaster of Trying to Adopt - Weekend Wisdom

Building Resilience In Our Kids

Is Our Adoptive Parent Profile the Reason We Aren't Getting Picked? - Weekend Wisdom

An Interview with Author Nicole Chung

Establishing Attachment With a Non-English Speaking Child - Weekend Wisdom

The Art of Talking With Kids

How Common Are Failed Adoption Matches? - Weekend Wisdom

Adoption Microaggressions Parents Need to Know About

Can You Adopt Out of State? - Weekend Wisdom

How to Create a Compelling Adoptive Parent Profile

How Are Foster Care Adoption Matches Made? - Weekend Wisdom

An Adoption Memoir with Susan Ito

What Do You Wish You Had Known Before You Adopted? - Weekend Wisdom

Adoption Tax Credit 2023

What Questions to Ask Before Adopting From Foster Care - Weekend Wisdom

How to Adopt in 2024

How Does an Average Person Pay for Adoption?!? - Weekend Wisdom

Fostering or Adopting as a Single Person

I Want to Foster, But My Husband Doesn't - Weekend Wisdom

Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids

Kids Do Well When They Can - Weekend Wisdom

Rituals to Build Strong Families

Should I Stop Infertility Treatments and Try Another Option? - Weekend Wisdom

Connecting with Teens

Having Two Kids the Same Age When Adopting or Fostering - Weekend Wisdom

Adopting From Foster Care

Living with a Picky Eater - Weekend Wisdom

Understanding Adoption: Voices From All Sides

Shouldn't I Be Feeling Happier Now That I'm Finally a Mom? - Weekend Wisdom

Sticky Situations That Arise During the Holidays

Are You Considering Embryo Donation or Embryo Adoption? - Weekend Wisdom

Triplets Separated at Birth

Can You Adopt a Baby From Foster Care? - Weekend Wisdom

Adopting a Child From Another State

What Is Happening with International Adoptions? - Weekend Wisdom

Adoption Disruptions & Dissolutions, How to Prevent and When to Accept

Advice from Experts If You Haven't Gotten an Adoption Match - Weekend Wisdom

The Holidays with Adopted, Foster, or Kinship Kids Who've Been Exposed to Trauma

How to Become a Foster Parent - Weekend Wisdom

Adoption Scams: How to Recognize and Prevent

Tips for Creating Attachment - Weekend Wisdom

Foster Care Adoption Subsidies

How Much Does It Cost to Adopt a Newborn Baby? - Weekend Wisdom

Advocating For Your Child with Prenatal Substance Exposure

What Are Two Pieces of Advice If You Are Considering Stopping Infertility Treatment and Moving to Adoption? - Weekend Wisdom

Transracial Adoptees Teach Us About Adoption

8 Tips for Handling Lying, Stealing, and Cheating - Weekend Wisdom

Raising an Anti-Racist Child

Should You Step in to Parent Your Grandniece or Grandchild? - Weekend Wisdom

Helping Your Child Cope With Living in a Scary World

What Surprises New Foster Parents the Most About Fostering? - Weekend Wisdom

Helping Parent and Kids Manage Phones, Internet, and Gaming

Should You Disrupt Birth Order When Adopting or Fostering? - Weekend Wisdom

Coming to Terms with Infertility Grief Before You Adopt or Foster

5 Tips to Prepare Children for the Adoption of a Sibling - Weekend Wisdom

Problematic Sexual Behavior

5 Tips for Getting the Social Worker's Attention - Weekend Wisdom

Introduction to Domestic Infant Adoption

How Can I Adopt a Baby? - Weekend Wisdom

Introduction to Prenatal Substance Exposure

Practical Tips for Welcoming an Older Foster or Kinship Child or Youth - Weekend Wisdom

Basic Baby Care

Helping Internationally Adopted Children Develop a Healthy Cultural and Racial Identity

Raising a Child with ADHD to a Successful & Healthy Adulthood

Navigating Special Education and the IEP/504 Process

Creating a Family Trailer

How to Prepare Transracial Adoptees for Transitioning to College

Birth Parent Experiences in Adoption

Health, Emotional, and Developmental Issues Common to Children Adopted Internationally

You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, & Transracial Adoption

Jessica Grose: Screaming on the Inside

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers

A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Perry about Trauma

Transitioning from Foster Care to Adoption

Parenting the Challenging Child While Maintaining Attachment

Helping Autistic Kids Shine

Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity?

Helping Our Kids Regulate Big Emotions

Talking with Children About Adoption at Different Ages

A Guide to Raising Your Grandchild

Parenting Adopted Teens and Young Adults

Helping Adopted Children Heal From Past Trauma and Loss

Adopting or Fostering a Child Who Identifies as LGBTQ+

Navigating Sticky Birth Parent Situations

Handling Screens and Technology as a Family

Trauma-Informed Parenting: Practical Applications of TBRI®

How to Raise an Intense Child

Impact of Fostering and Adoption on Kids Already in the Family

Identical Twins Separated at Birth

Picky Eating and Other Food Issues

2022 Adoption Tax Credit

How to Adopt in 2023

Making Peace with Living Child Free

Parental Leave: What You Need to Know Before You Adopt or Foster

Transracial Adoption: A Mom & Son Talk About What They've Learned

Courage & Resilience: A Foster Child's Story of Success

An Introduction to Female Fertility

Understanding Psychotropic Medications

Prenatal Exposure: Diagnosing and Treatment

Transracial Adoption and Fostering: Understanding Race & Racial Identity

Physical and Emotional Health Issues Common with Foster Kids

Current Trends in 3rd Party Reproduction

Collaborative Parenting

Introduction to International Adoption

Unexpected Stresses on Newly Adoptive Parents

IVF from the Male Partner's Perspective

Finding an Adoption​ and Foster​ Competent Therapist​

Introduction to Foster Parenting

Therapeutic Parenting: Strategies and Solutions

When to Consider Sperm or Egg Donation

Transracial Adoption from the Eyes of Adoptee, Birth Mom, and Adoptive Mom

Trauma and Transracial Adoption

Adoptions in the US: Who is Adopting and How are the Kids Doing?

Epigenetics in Fertility and Infertility Treatment

Helping Our Kids Overcome a Traumatic Background

Surviving Childhood Trauma and Succeeding in Life: Panel of Former Foster Youth

How Do Teachers Understand Adoption (and What Can Parents Do About It?)

Back to School with Foster & Adopted Kids

Endometriosis and Adenomyosis

How to Raise an Anti-Racist Child

Kinship Caregiving: Managing Relationships with the Child's Parents

Engaging Churches in the Foster Care Crisis

Legal and Medical Risk in Infant Adoption

Racial Disparities in Reproductive Medicine

Effectiveness of Online Parent Support Groups

Protecting our Kids from Sexual Exploitation

Raising a Blended Family

Disclosing Donor Conception to Our Kids

A Panel of Birth Moms Talk About Adoption

First Six Months with a Baby with Opioid Exposure

Parenting Toolkit for Harder to Parent Kids

Genetics, Genetic Testing, and Miscarriage

Adoption Microaggressions Parents Need to Know About

Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids

Parenting Kids with Prenatal Exposure (Part 2): Transistioning into Adolescence and Adulthood

Parenting Kids with Prenatal Exposure (Part 1): Practical Tips

Understanding and Preventing Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

How to Choose an Adoption Competent Therapist

Shifting Realities in Adoption and Foster Care in 2022

Adoption Options in 2022

Benefits of Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine for Infertility Patients

Setting Up Effective Kinship Navigator Programs

A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Perry About Trauma

2021 Adoption Tax Credit

What Are Your Chances of Getting Pregnant With Unexplained Infertility

The Connected Parent

How Does Adoption Affect the Siblings Already in a Family?

LGBTQ+ Parenting (Part 2): Adoption

LGBTQ+ Parenting (Part 1): Surrogacy

Child Hosting Programs: Getting Prepared to be a Host Family

Home Based Therapy

How to Avoid Triggering and Being Triggered by Our Kids

How Trauma Impacts a Child’s Development

Decisions To Be Made at Egg Retrieval

Parental Leave: What you Need to Know Before You Adopt or Foster

A Guide to Raising Your Grandchild

Talking With Your Adopted or Foster Child About the Hard Parts of Their Story

Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

How to Afford Adoption

Family Building Challenges for Military Families: Adoption, IVF & Fostering

Kinship Caregivers & The Hidden Foster Care System

The Traumatic Impact of Racism

Uterine Fibroids: Causes, Treatment, and Impact on Fertility

How to Raise an Intense Child

How to Become a Foster Parent

Raising Resilient Kids

How Our Immune System Affects Fertility and Miscarriage

Parenting a Child with Prenatal Exposure

What’s It Like to Be In Foster Care: Former Foster Youth Speak Out

Handling Social Media

Preparing Kids Already in the Home for an Adoption

Is Human Fertility Declining and What Can We Do About It

Adopting a Relative from Abroad

How to Raise a Child Who Will Thrive

Partnering with Birth Parents in Foster Care

The Endocrine System, Thyroid Gland, and Fertility

Interview with Sarah Sentilles, author of "Stranger Care"

Blending Children by Birth and Adoption

Taking Care of Yourself When Parenting Harder to Parent Kids

Impact of OTC Drugs on Fertility

Talking with Young Children about Adoption and Birth Parents

Practical Tips for Disciplining Children Who Have Experienced Trauma

Panel of Kinship Caregivers: What's It Really Like

Helping Parents & Kids Manage Phones, Internet, & Gaming

Genetics and Fertility

Impact of Fostering on Kids Already in the Family

Attachment 101

Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Opiates, Opioids, Methadone, Suboxone, and Other Common Drugs

Coping with Pregnancy Loss and Miscarriage

Adopting as a Single Parent

What Do Kinship Caregivers Need to Succeed?

Fertility Preservation and Egg Freezing

How a Parent's History with Attachment and Trauma Impacts Adoption and Fostering

Adoption Tax Credit 2020

Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care

Maintaining Your Marriage & Relationships When Adopting or Fostering

Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family

What to Eat to Increase Your Odds of Success with IVF

Healing After Abuse and Neglect

Adopting a Child from Another State

Impact of COVID-19 on Surrogacy

Legal Process of Domestic Adoption: What You Need to Know Before You Adopt

Coping with the Stress of Infertility

Talking with Your Adopted or Foster Child about the Hard Parts of Their Story

The Holidays with Adopted or Foster Kids Who’ve Been Exposed to Trauma

Collaborative Parenting

Disrupting Birth Order in Adoption and Foster Care

Parenting Tweens and Teens

7 Core Issues in Adoption and Foster Care

Evaluating Risk Factors in International Adoption

Male Infertility 101

Practical Tips for Disciplining While Maintaining Attachment

Adoption Options: What Type of Adoption is Best For You

How to Afford Adoption

Infertility Medications 101

Understanding Expectant Moms Who are Considering Adoption

Preparing Children Already in the Home for an Adoption

Typical Behaviors of Children Adopted Internationally

Female Fertility 101

Genetic Testing 101

Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Infant Adoption

What is it Really Like to Raise a Child with FASD

How to Prepare Transracial Adoptees for Transitioning to College

The Connected Parent

Adopting Siblings

Adopting a Child with Down Syndrome

How to Raise an Anti-Racist Child

Home Insemination with Donor Sperm

Kinship Adoption

Adopting Tweens and Teens

Impact of Covid-19 on Fertility Treatment and pregnancy

How to Do Connected Parenting While Quarantined

Using This Time of Shutdown to Develop Resiliency in Our Kids and Family

How to Juggle Kids, Schooling & Work During Coronavirus Shutdown

Things To Think About Before You Begin Treatment

Homeschooling Kids (on top of everything else) During Coronavirus

Surviving Being Cooped Up with Your Kids During Coronavirus Isolation

Panel of Young Adult Transracial Adoptees

Attachment 101

What is Happening with International Adoptees and the Citizenship Crisis?

The Chinese Medicine Approach to Infertility and Intimacy

Helping Children Heal From Sexual Abuse

What is it Like Being Raised in an Open Adoption?

Common Special Needs in International Adoption

Living with Infertility

Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma

Raising Resilient Kids

Adoption Tax Credit 2019

What to Eat to Increase Your Odds of Success with IVF

Raising a Child with ADHD to a Successful & Healthy Adulthood

The Importance of Egg & Sperm Quality in Getting Pregnant & What You Can Do About It

Helping Internationally Adopted Children Develop a Healthy Cultural & Racial Identity

Should You Use Fresh or Frozen Donor Eggs

Basic Baby Care for Newly Adopted Babies

Health, Emotional, and Developmental Issues Common to Children Adopted Internationally

Introduction to Prenatal Exposure for Those Considering Adoption

What You Need to Know About Open Adoption

A Panel of Birth Moms Talk about Adoption

Transitioning from Foster Care to Adoption

Coming to Terms with Infertility Grief Before You Adopt

Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity

Understanding and Preventing Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Foster Care Adoption 101

How Nutrition and Lifestyle Impact PCOS

Talking about Adoption at Different Ages

Coping with the Stress of Infertility

Introduction to Domestic Infant Adoption

Intravaginal Culture: Should You Consider this "New" Fertility Treatment?

Adoption Scams-How to Recognize and Prevent

Helping Children Heal From Past Trauma and Loss

Open Adoption: Handling Difficult Birth Parent Situations

Common Everyday Exposures That Can Impact Fertility and Pregnancy

How to Create a Compelling Adoptive Parent Profile

Parenting Adopted Teens and Tweens

IVF Didn't Work-Should I Try Again?

How Sexual Health is Impacted During Fertility Treatment

A Talk with Sesame Street about the New Foster Care Muppet

Practical Solutions to Typical Food Issues with Adopted and Foster Kids

Fun & Simple Ways to Develop Attachment

Infertility 101 for Husbands

What Birth Moms Want Adoptive Parents to Know

Influence of the Human Microbiome on Fertility

Health Impacts of IVF on the Kids

Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions - How to Prevent and When to Accept

Foster Care Subsidies: What is Reasonable and How to Negotiate

Can OTC Medicines Affect Your Fertility?

Getting the Most Out of Insurance Coverage for Fertility Treatment

Adopting Older Kids - Things to Consider

Infertility Advocacy

What to Eat in Preparation for IVF

What is it Really Like to Raise a Child with FASD

Seeking Closure When Disposing of Unused Embryos

Adopting Without Debt

How to Talk with Kids about Donor Conception

Nature vs. Nurture in Adoption

How the Immune System Affects Fertility and Miscarriage

How Transracial Adoptees Navigate Race as they Age

Latest Developments in the Treatment of PCOS

Adoption Tax Credit 2018

Practical Tips for Helping Kids De-Escalate

Birth Order, Birth Spacing, and Parental Favoritism

How Old is Too Old to Be Pregnant

What Embryonic Genetic Testing Can (and can't) Tell Us

Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family: Things to Prepare For

Options in Egg Donation

Why Women of Color are Less Likely to Get Pregnant with Infertility Treatment

Trauma-Informed Parenting: Practical Applications of TBRI

How Microbiome of Reproductive Tract Affects Our Fertility

Unexpected Stresses on Newly Adoptive Families

Is There any Such Thing as Anonymous Donation In 3rd Party Reproduction

How to Protect Citizenship for Internationally Adopted Children

How to Find the 'Right' Sperm Donor

Coping with Miscarriages and Stillbirths

Therapeutic Parenting: Practical Applications

The Impact of Fostering on Children Already in the Home

Understanding Mosaic Embryos

Surviving the Home Study

Should You Become a Mom at 40? 45? Options & Reality of Older Motherhood

Common Questions with IVF

Understanding Infertility Medications

Adopting or Fostering a Child Who Identifies as LGBTQ

Family First Prevention Services Act

Implantation Issues in Infertility

Relationships with Birth Parents Who Are Addicted

Fibroids and Other Uterine Issues

PCOS 101

How Infertility Affects the Male Partner

De-Escalation Techniques for Parents of Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma

Techniques That Can Increase Your Odds with IVF

Should You Go Abroad for Infertility Treatment?

Preventing Mommy Burnout

A Girlfriend's Guide to Infertility & Staying Happily Married

Questions You Must Ask When Choosing Donor Sperm

Talking with Young Children About Adoption & Birth Parents

What You Must Know about Zika and Other Diseases When Trying to Get Pregnant

Impact of Loss on Foster Kids and Foster Parents

What Happens in an Embryology Lab & Why You Should Care

Unique Challenges of Kinship Care and Adoption

First 6 Months with an Opiate Exposed Baby

Eating to Improve Your Fertility

Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)

PCOS: A Natural Approach to Health

Physical & Emotional Health Issues Common with Foster Kids

Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

Supporting Families After They Adopt

Practical Guide for Adopting a Child Over Four

Impact of Fertility Treatment on Sexual Health

Becoming a Foster Parent: What You Really Need to Know

Adoption Tax Credit 2017

Can Yoga, Acupuncture & Nutrition Make You More Fertile?

More Than One Way to Resolve Your Infertility

International Adoption 101

Combining Kids by Birth and Adoption

Step-Parent Adoption

Preserving Your Fertility with a Cancer Diagnosis

No Such Thing as a Bad Kid-Parenting Traumatized Kids

Parenting Tips for Lying, Stealing & Other Annoying Behaviors

The Unique Pain of Infertility and Why It's So Hard to Cope

Understanding Standard Infertility Tests

Adoption 101

IUI vs. IVF-Which Fertility Treatment is Right for You?

Transgender Reproductive Issues (Medical & Emotional)

Interpreting Results of Genetic Testing on Embryos

Getting Pregnant after a Tubal or Vasectomy Reversal

When Parents Struggle to Attach to Their Adopted Child

The Role of Emotions in Treating Infertility

School Issues for Kids Who Struggle

Sleep Issues with Adopted Kids

Parenting a Child That Has Been Sexually Abused

Donor Conception: Navigating Bio Family & Sibling Relationships

Infertility & Genetics

Ethical Issues in Genetic Testing in Adoption

Causes and Treatments of Secondary Infertility

Preparing Grandparents When You are Adopting

Male Infertility from the Female Perspective

Creating an Effective Adoptive Parent Profile

Young Adult Transracial Adoptees Talk about Adoption

Interstate Adoption: Adopting Across State Lines

Intravaginal Culture -A Cost-Effective Form of IVF

Increasing Pregnancy Rates When Going Thru IVF

Acupuncture and Alternative Treatment for Infertility

Panel of Moms Raising Kids with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure/FASD

Latest Developments in Treatment of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Teen Years

So You Think You May Be Infertile, Now What??

Should I Try Another IVF Cycle?

Guide to Infertility Treatment for U.S. Military and Their Partners

Induced Lactation for Adoption or Surrogacy

Is it Possible to Be Happy in Midst of Infertility?

Infertility Advocacy

Child Hosting Programs-What You Need to Know

Treating Infertility in Women Over 40

Mini IVF & Natural IVF

Using Lifebooks to Explain Complex Issues in Adoption to Kids

Is it Fair to Have an Only Child?

Practical Tips for Parenting a Child with ADHD

​Choosing Between Assisted Reproduction & Adoption

Talking with Tweens and Teens about Adoption

Reproductive Immunology

Ethical Issues with Domestic Infant Adoption

Adoption Tax Credit

Inside an Embryology Lab: What Fertility Patients Need to Know

Cancer: How to Preserve Your Fertility

Parenting Toolkit for Harder to Parent Kids

Endometrial Receptivity and Endometrial Scratching

How to Get Pregnant When It's Not Happening Fast

Accepting an Adoption Match with Opiates, Methadone, or Hepatitis

Interview with Pioneer Researchers in Open Adoption

Joys and Challenges of Adopting Siblings

IVF Transfers: Fresh vs. Frozen; 3 day vs. 5 day

Legal & Medical Risks in Domestic Infant Adoption

Pregnancy after Infertility-How to Relax and Enjoy

Infertility Treatment for Women Under 35

What Works in Healing Loss and Trauma in Adoption

Latest Developments in Treatment of Unexplained Infertility

Transitioning from Fertility Treatment to Adoption

Foster Care Adoption: Transitioning from Foster to Adoption

Is Donor Sperm/Egg or Surrogacy Harmful for the Kids?

Deciding to Live Child Free after Infertility

Genetic Testing & Genealogy for Adoptees

Helping Our Kids Cope with Bullies at School

The Microbiome and Fertility

Making the Decision to Become an "Older" Mom

Infertility Treatment and Breast/Ovarian Cancer

Making Sure Your 3rd Party Reproduction is Legal

Panel of Parents Adopting Older Kids-Surviving The 1st Year

Egg Freezing-Should You? When? How?

Mental Health Issues with Adopted Kids

Adoption Legislation and Advocacy

Adopting a Child That Has Been Sexually Abused

A View of Foster Care from a Family Court Judge

Understanding and Coping with the Emotions of Infertility

Lifestyle Choices to Increase Your Odds of Getting Pregnant with IVF

What Preimplantation and Prenatal Genetic Testing Can & Can't Tell Us

Having a Baby as a Single Mom-Things to Consider

Parenting Techniques to Prevent Adoption Failures

Impact of Divorce on Adopted Children

Impact of Zika Those Going Through Fertility Treatment

Understanding the New Fertility Clinic Success Statistics

Finding an Adoption Competent Therapist

Helping Older Kids Prepare to be Adopted

Parenting Kids with Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure

Fertility Tourism-Options and Ethics

Everything You Want to Know about Sperm Donation

Foster Parenting 101

Latest Developments in the Treatment of Endometriosis

Special Challenges of Kinship Adoption

Living with PCOS

Adoption Tax Credit 2016

Adult Transracial Adoptees Teach Us About Adoption

Tips for Getting Pregnant with IVF

Adopting Older Kids-A Practical Guide

When School is Not Working for Your Child

2 Great Adoption/Infertility Books for the Holidays

Should You Tell Family/Friends You Used Donor Sperm/Egg/Embryo

Post Adoption Support: Needs, Gaps, and Solutions

How to Treat Infertility in Women Younger than 35

Crucial Tips from a Pediatrician on Surviving Your Baby's 1st Year

Making Sure Your Sperm/Egg/Embryo Donation & Surrogacy is Legal

Effective Discipline for Lying, Stealing, & Other Challenging Behaviors

Premature Ovarian Failure-Causes and Treatment

Conquering Infertility

Dr. Karyn Purvis- Raising and Healing Abused & Neglected Kids

Exploding the Myths of Foster Care Adoption

Understanding & Coming to Terms with the Pain of Infertility/Miscarriage

Everything You Need to Know about Fertility Drugs

Helping Children Cope with Trauma

School Issues for Adopted Kids and Families

Intrauterine Insemination: Increasing Odds of Success

Happiest Baby on the Block Author Talks Sleep

Creating Relationship with Birth Parents in Adoption

What to Expect from Your First Fertility Clinic Visit

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Male Fertility

Simple & Fun Strategies to Build Attachment with Adopted Kids

Twenty Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed

The PCOS Diet Plan

Using Health Insurance to Pay for Fertility Treatment

Adopting a Tween or Teen-Special Issues to Consider

Genetics vs. Environment- Which Shapes Our Kids the Most

Understanding Fertility Clinic Success Statistics

Modern Families-Single Moms, Same Sex, IVF, & Donor

Adopting a Child That May Have Been Sexually Abused

How to Do an Independent Private Adoption in the US

What You Must Know about Embryology Labs Before Fertility Treatment

Transracial Adoption: Parenting 12 to 18 Year Olds

What Twins Can Teach Us About Genetics vs. Environment

What Makes a Good Embryo for IVF

Parenting the Argumentative, Irritable, Angry Child

Foods and Diet That Can Increase Your Fertility

Adoption Tax Credit 2014-2015

Where to Find Embryos for Embryo Donation

Pros and Cons of Genetic Testing on Embryos for IVF

Premature Ovarian Failure: Causes, Prevention, Treatment

Lifestyle Choices that Increase Your Chances of Getting Pregnant

Adopting Two Unrelated Kids at the Same Time

Should You Use an Adoption Consultant, Facilitator, or Attorney

Latest Developments in Diagnosing and Treating Miscarriage

Interracial Adoptive Parenting: White Parents with Brown Kids

All About Siblings: Parental Favoritism, Birth Order

Loans for Infertility Treatment

Ethical Issues To Think About with Sperm Donation

Preserving Fertility with a Cancer Diagnosis

Adopting Siblings: Special Issues to Consider

Why Consider Open Adoption & How to Do it Well

Making Peace With Not Having Children

How to Adopt a Child in Another State

Panel of Young Adult Transracial Adoptees

Becoming a First Time Mom Over 40-Things to Consider

Being Happy While Struggling with Infertility

Grants for Infertility Treatment: Affording IVF

Talking with Adopted Kids about Birth Parents

Adoption 101: Everything You Need to Know at the Beginning

How IVF is Changing and Improving Your Chances of Conceiving

How are Kids Conceived via Sperm/Egg/Embryo Donation Doing?

How Internationally Adopted Kids Acquire Language

Diagnosing, Treating, & Conceiving with PCOS

Preventing IVF Failure

Saving Money the Dave Ramsey Way

Diagnosing and Treating Kids with ADHD

International Adoptions Under new Universal Accreditation Act

Can Chemicals in Food & Environment Affect Fertility

Genetics 101 for Egg and Sperm Donation

Preparing Children in Orphanages for Adoption

Panel of Donor Conceived Adults

How Long to Try Fertility Pills and IUI Before Moving to IVF

How Does IVF Affect the Babies and Children

Raising Transgender Children

Paying for Adoption

Getting Pregnant after 40 (With or Without Fertility Treatment)

Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure: Interview with Dr. Ira Chasnoff

Parenting Abused and Neglected Children

Dr. Karyn Purvis: Raising Children from Foster Care or Orphanages

Minimal Stimulation IVF and Natural Cycle IVF

Coping with Infertility as the Fertile Partner

Talking with Your Adopted Child about the Difficult Parts of His History

Making a Hospital Plan in Open Adoption

How Weight Affects Fertility and Infertility Treatment

Preparing an Adoptive Parent Portfolios for Expectant Mothers

Adopting a Child with Cleft Lip/Palate

Classic Episode: Genetics vs. Environment- Which Affects Us the Most

Classic Episode: Evaluating Risks in Adoption Matches and Referrals

Classic Episode: Avoiding Mistakes and Mix-Ups with IVF and Fertility Treatment

Classic Episode: Tips for Parenting a Child with ADHD

Classic Episode: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Infertility

Myths about Having an Only Child

What Happens in an Infertility Lab

Adopting from Asia

Adoption Tax Credit 2013

Considering Single Motherhood

Adopting through an Adoption Lawyer

Affect of Early Life Experiences on Adopted Children

What Expectant Women Look for When Choosing Adoptive Parents

Dealing with Infertility and Miscarriage Grief

Legal Issues You MUST Consider with Egg/Sperm Donation & Surrogacy

Maximizing Chances of Pregnancy in Fertility Treatment

Inside Transracial Adoption: Talking About Race

Increasing Success with IVF

Reluctance to Donor Egg, Sperm, or Embryo in Your Family

Toddler Adoption

Adopting and Raising a Child with HIV

Getting Pregnant After Cancer

Fertility and Your Immune System

Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions: Common?, Causes, Prevent

Long Term Effects of Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure

How to Interpret IVF Success Statistics

Should You Freeze Your Eggs to Preserve Your Fertility

Should I Adopt a Child with Special Needs

Traveling with Newly Adopted Children

Practical Considerations When Going Abroad for Treatment

When Should You Move Up the Fertility Treatment Ladder

What Subsidies/ Benefits are Available for Foster Care Adopt

Coping with Infertility Grief After Adopting

Using Integrative Medicine in Fertility Treatment

The Child Catchers: Criticism of the Orphan Care Movement

Disrupting Birth Order in Adoption

Latest Developments in Genetic Testing

Post Adoption Depression--Causes & Prevention

Donor Insemination: Who's Donating & Who's Receiving

Diagnosis & Treatment of Recurrent Miscarriages

Mental/Physical Health Issues in Prospective Adoptive Parent

Talking about Adoption at Different Ages & Developmental Sta

Breastfeeding Without Birthing

Getting Pregnant with Male Infertility

Finding Work/Life Balance

Open Adoption: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

Interview with actress Nia Vardalos

How Does Fertility Treatment Affect the Babies