Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care

Adopting Internationally as an American Living Abroad

Some children come to adoption with the baggage of past loss and trauma, but adoptive and foster parents can help children heal. attachment and bonding can occur after trauma with the right help. Our guest to guide the way is Carol Lozier, a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Louisville, Kentucky, with over twenty years’ experience counseling children and families. She specializes in adoption and foster care issues, and is the author of The Adoptive & Foster Parent Guide. adoption, attachment therapy, bonding with your adopted child, adopting from foster care, foster care adoption, international adoption, adopting an older child, toddler adoption, adopting a preschool child, adopting from Ethiopia, adopting from Russia, adopting from China

What do you need to know about artificial insemination and Intrauterine insemination (IUI), including home insemination. Our guests will be Dr. Mitchell Essig, Medical Director of Cryos International and Mikki Morrissette, founder of ChoiceMoms.org, a website for single mothers by choice. infertility, fertility, single mothers, single motherhood, lesbian couples, lesbian mothers, artificial insemination, IUI, fertility treatment, male factor infertility

Infertility medicine is slowly moving towards encouraging most woman to transfer a single embryo during IVF. Patients are often resistant for fear of reducing their odds of having a family. Our guests will be Reproductive Endocrinologist, Dr. Ron Feinberg with IVF Medical Director at Reproductive Associates of Delaware, and Embryologist, Dr. Michael Tucker with Georgia Reproductive Specialists. Infertility, fertility, IVF, infertility clinic, in vitro fertilization, in vitro fertilisation,

As the title of today's show says, young children pretty much just eat, sleep, and poop, but that doesn't necessarily make the life of a new parent easier. On today's show we'll interview pediatrician and new dad, Dr. Scott Cohen, author of Eat, Sleep, Poop: A Common Sense Guide to Your Baby's First Year. We'll cover breastfeeding, care of twins, issues of prematurity, when to introduce solid foods, and how to get your child to sleep through the night.

Parents have a long time to prepare for the addition of a child through adoption—sometimes a very very long time. Children to be adopted are often given very short notice of this life altering change. How can parents help prepare their child to be adopted for this change. What is reasonable to ask of orphanage workers, agency personnel and case workers? What works? Our guest are Rhonda Jarema, Director of Support Services with Nightlight Christian Adoptions and mom through adoption of five kids; and Whitney White, International Education Counselor with Lifeline Children’s Services. adoption, international adoption, domestic adoption, adopting from Ethiopia, adopting from Russia, adopting from China, adopting from Korea, adopting an older child, infant adoption, adopting from Ghana, adopting from Kenya, adopting from the Congo

Fertility medications are expensive so it helps to understand what they are, how to use them, how to get the best price, and how to get your insurance to cover the cost. Our guests to talk about understanding and affording fertility medications are Brian Marquis, Pharmacy Director at Freedom Fertility Pharmacy; Dan McLaughlin, a registered nurse and Case Manager at Freedom Fertiity Pharmacy. Infertility, fertility, infertility clinics, IVF, egg donation, in vitro fertilization, infertility drugs,

Infertilty can happen irrespective of age. Does treatment and odds of success differ depending on the woman’s age? Our guest today are Dr. Jim Toner, a reproductive endocrinoliogist with Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine with offices in Atlanta and John's Creek, GA.  We also have Dr. Lawrence Werlin, RE and Medical Director of Coastal Fertility Medical Center, in Irvine, California. Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine has been a long time sponsor of Creating a Family and this show and all of our resources are a direct result of their support. fertility treatment, infertility treatment, IVF, ICSI, IUI

There are times when an adoption is simply not going to work out. These circumstances are rare and terrifying for the parents and the child. There is little information available to help families navigate the practical issues of what to do when an adoption needs to be dissolved. Our guests to talk about adoption disruptions are Heidi Bruegel Cox, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for The Gladney Center for Adoption, in Fort Worth, Texas, and a fellow in the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and board member of the National Council for Adoption. Susan Branco Alvarado is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 15 years experience providing mental health psychotherapy services in the Washington DC metro area for adoptive families, adopted persons, and birth/first parents. Adoption, foster care adoption, adopting an older child, adopting from Russia, Russian adoption, adopting from China, Ukrainian adoption, adopting from Eastern Europe, adopting the hurt child,

Adoption is a great way to build your family, but it is not always affordable. Adoption grants and loans are available. How and where should you apply for grants to fund your adoption, and what are the pitfalls? Our guests to talk about adoption grants are Cherri Walrod, Founder and Executive Director of Resources 4 Adoption, and Cathleen Miller, Director of Finance & Operations at Brittany’s Hope. Adoption, international adoption, domestic adoption, special need adoption, adopting a baby, adopting a child, adopting in the US, adopting from Ethiopia, adopting from Uganda, adopting from Bulgaria, adopting from Korea, adopting from China