Episodes

  • Episode 122 – What Do Foster Parents Think of Instant Family

    Episode 122 – What Do Foster Parents Think of Instant Family
    Oct 8 2018
    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 […]
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  • Episode 115 – Indian Child Welfare Act

    Episode 115 – Indian Child Welfare Act
    May 10 2012
    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 […]
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  • Episode 112 – Opening Up to Birth Parents

    Episode 112 – Opening Up to Birth Parents
    Dec 21 2011
    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 […]
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  • Episode 105 – Royal Family Kids

    Episode 105 – Royal Family Kids
    Aug 5 2011
    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!
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  • Episode 70 – Interview with Adoptive Parent Amy

    Episode 70 – Interview with Adoptive Parent Amy
    Sep 9 2009
    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 […]
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  • Episode 68 – Jeremy, Former Foster Child

    Episode 68 – Jeremy, Former Foster Child
    Aug 3 2009
    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 […]
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  • Episode 61 – A Conversation for Christians

    Episode 61 – A Conversation for Christians
    Apr 12 2009
    In this episode we decide to have a conversation with Christians about Christianity (and foster care). If you're not a Christian, feel free to listen in on our "family" conversation. But we won't be offended if you're not interested.
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  • Episode 50 – Forty Reasons We’re Adopting Through Foster Care

    Episode 50 – Forty Reasons We’re Adopting Through Foster Care
    Nov 6 2008
    These are 40 of our own personal reasons to adopt through foster care. They’re not necessarily for you or anyone else, but they are what compels us. Celebrate National Adoption Month with us!
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