Raising Kids for a Lifelong Parent/Child Bond
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
04/23/25
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Do you want to raise kids who you will like and want to hang out with as adults? Listen to this interview with Dr. Ginsburg, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and professor of pediatrics at U Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. He is the author of Lighthouse Parenting: Raising Your Child With Loving Guidance for a Lifelong Bond, and the founder of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Definition of Lighthouse Parenting (7 key elements):
- Stability
- Modeling & Knowing
- Communicating
- Protecting
- Resilience & Thriving
- Preparation
- Reliability
- Benefits of Lighthouse/Balanced Parenting
- Misunderstanding of attachment/trauma-sensitive parenting as permissive parenting.
- Self-care as the foundation of Lighthouse Parenting, “Stability: Finding Your Footing.” Why start there? Why is self-care critical to being a balanced parent?
- 6 key elements of self-care and examples of how each might look for parents and caregivers who feel they cannot prioritize self-care:
- Love and friendships
- Sleep
- Exercise/Movement
- Relaxation strategies
- Express emotions
- Recognize and reach for support
- Offer 1 or 2 practical tips for parenting with this lifelong bond in mind for parents with:
- Elementary-aged kids
- Tweens and teens
- Young adults (college or early career age)
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a 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/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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Question: My husband and I started the adoption process a few months ago and we just matched with an expectant mom. We are obviously excited, but we also know that a lot can happen or change between now and her due date. My question is two fold. (1) Although a lot of people in our life know we are going through the adoption process, who should we tell beyond our immediate families? (2) I am a small business owner. Since we are adopting a baby from another state, I am expecting to be out for at least a couple of weeks and then back at work on a limited schedule as my husband and I share caretaking duties. Internally, my team is already aware and on board with when this will happen, and they will handle client requests on my behalf while I am out. But at what point is it appropriate to share with my clients that this change is taking place?
Resources:
- Failed Adoption Matches: How Common? How Costly? How to Survive
- Signs that an Expectant Woman May Change Her Mind about Placing Her Child for Adoption
- Tips for Coping When Your Domestic Infant Adoption is On Hold
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a 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/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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April 26, 2025
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Question: Is it important to keep a young child or baby’s birth-given name? How often, if ever, do expectant mothers let adopting parents name the baby in private adoptions?
Resources:
- Understanding the Birth Parent's Experience
- Open Adoption
- Creating a Family Online Facebook Support Group
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a 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/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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