Adoption Wise

When Whitney and Nick Runyon put together her photography skills and his ability to travel on a budget as an airline pilot, a beautiful organization was born. The Archibald Project uses stories to educate people in all the ways to care for orphaned and vulnerable children. Melissa chats with Whitney about how her and Nick navigated their adoption, their whirlwind romance, and how others around the world are caring for their vulnerable children right in their community.

Relevant Links:

Connect with Whitney on Instagram

The Archibald Project's Website

Before We Were Yours: A Novel by Lisa Wingate*

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When Whitney and Nick Runyon put together her photography skills and his ability to travel on a budget as an airline pilot, a beautiful organization was born. The Archibald Project uses stories to educate people in all the ways to care for orphaned and vulnerable children. Melissa chats with Whitney about how her and Nick navigated their adoption, their whirlwind romance, and how others around the world are caring for their vulnerable children right in their community.

Relevant Links:

Connect with Whitney on Instagram

The Archibald Project's Website

Before We Were Yours: A Novel by Lisa Wingate*

*This is an affiliate link

Mentor Moments give you a chance to join the conversation as we answer a listener question. These episodes guarantee we're providing the most helpful tools and resources for exactly where you are.

This week's question is:

How do you recover on days when a child has a meltdown?

Share your experience and advice in our private Facebook group or ask your own question for a future episode. Click here to join.

Mentor Moments give you a chance to join the conversation as we answer a listener question. These episodes guarantee we're providing the most helpful tools and resources for exactly where you are.

This week's question is:

How do you recover on days when a child has a meltdown?

Share your experience and advice in our private Facebook group or ask your own question for a future episode. Click here to join.

If the recent events have you evaluating what practical steps you need to be taking when raising a child transracially, this episode is for you. Sue is a white adoptive mom to children of color. Her first son was adopted forty years ago. We discuss her original thoughts on parenting children of color and what she has learned since those early days.

Sue is a wise adoption educator who is not afraid to tackle hard topics like white privilege and practical tips for raising children of another race. Don't miss this one.

Relevant Links:

Sue's website

Connect with Sue on Facebook

Waking Up White by Debby Irving*

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo*

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson*

America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege and the Bridge to a New America by Jim Wallis*

So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo*

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum*

How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi*

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad*

*This is an affiliate link

If the recent events have you evaluating what practical steps you need to be taking when raising a child transracially, this episode is for you. Sue is a white adoptive mom to children of color. Her first son was adopted forty years ago. We discuss her original thoughts on parenting children of color and what she has learned since those early days.

Sue is a wise adoption educator who is not afraid to tackle hard topics like white privilege and practical tips for raising children of another race. Don't miss this one.

Relevant Links:

Sue's website

Connect with Sue on Facebook

Waking Up White by Debby Irving*

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo*

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson*

America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege and the Bridge to a New America by Jim Wallis*

So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo*

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum*

How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi*

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad*

*This is an affiliate link

Parenting under the best of circumstances can be difficult. And raising children who have come to your home from “hard places,” who have their own set of unique needs, brings even more challenges. You may have discovered that the techniques that worked with your birth children are not working with your adopted or foster child.

On July 7, the last written work of renowned child-development expert Dr. Karyn Purvis releases into the world. The Connected Parent:

Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment was co-authored by our own Lisa Qualls.

This week she shares how the book came to be and what you can expect.

Relevant Links:

Lisa's Website and Book Page

The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment* by Karyn Purvis, PhD and Lisa Qualls

Connect with Lisa on Instagram

Connect with Lisa on Facebook

Join the Launch/Review Team

*This is an affiliate link

Parenting under the best of circumstances can be difficult. And raising children who have come to your home from “hard places,” who have their own set of unique needs, brings even more challenges. You may have discovered that the techniques that worked with your birth children are not working with your adopted or foster child.

On July 7, the last written work of renowned child-development expert Dr. Karyn Purvis releases into the world. The Connected Parent:

Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment was co-authored by our own Lisa Qualls.

This week she shares how the book came to be and what you can expect.

Relevant Links:

Lisa's Website and Book Page

The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment* by Karyn Purvis, PhD and Lisa Qualls

Connect with Lisa on Instagram

Connect with Lisa on Facebook

Join the Launch/Review Team

*This is an affiliate link

It's easy to think that our children's experiences start at birth. But a baby is processing sensory and attachment signals throughout most of their time in utero. This directly impacts how they interpret the world later in life. Join us for this fascinating conversation with adoptive mom and nurse, Stacey Gagnon, about pre-natal trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACES).

Relevant Links:

Stacey's blog

Lost Sparrows

Trauma Lens Care

#04: How to Talk to Your Kids About Their Story

#40: Parenting Kids with FASDs and Invisible Disabilities Successfully with Eileen Devine

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk*

*This is an affiliate link

It's easy to think that our children's experiences start at birth. But a baby is processing sensory and attachment signals throughout most of their time in utero. This directly impacts how they interpret the world later in life. Join us for this fascinating conversation with adoptive mom and nurse, Stacey Gagnon, about pre-natal trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACES).

Relevant Links:

Stacey's blog

Lost Sparrows

Trauma Lens Care

#04: How to Talk to Your Kids About Their Story

#40: Parenting Kids with FASDs and Invisible Disabilities Successfully with Eileen Devine

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk*

*This is an affiliate link