Raising Resilient Kids
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
08/11/21
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How can we raise children who are resilient and able to bounce back from the ups and downs of life and move forward with optimism and confidence? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Ken Ginsburg, the Co-Founder and Director of Programs at the Center for Parent and Teen Communications, a Professor of Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and The University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, and author or “Building Resilience in Children and Teens” and “Raising Kids to Thrive”.
In this episode, we cover:
- What is resilience and why is it important. Resilience is the ability to bounce back and the capacity to rise above difficult circumstances, allowing our children to exist in this less-than-perfect world, while moving forward with optimism and confidence.
- What are the biggest challenges in creating resilience in children?
- Raising resilient kids
- We want our kids to be successful. What is Success- how does it relate to happiness?
- The importance of imagining the person we want our child to be at 35. How to take the long view of parenting?
- How to Foster Resilience in Children / What are the two fundamental principles of building resilience in our children? Young people will be resilient when the important adults in their lives believe in them unconditionally and hold them to high expectations.
- Unconditional love is key to resilience. It gives children the deep-seated security that allows them to take chances when they need to adapt to new circumstances and the knowledge that in the long run all will be okay.
- What do we mean by hold them to high expectations?
- What are the 7 crucial ingredients to building resilience in our kids/raising resilient kids: strategies to build the seven crucial “Cs” — competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping, and control.
- How does trauma impact resilience?
- Resources mentioned in this episode: https://parentandteen.com/category/for-teens/
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
Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily
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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August 4, 2021
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Can problems in our immune system cause infertility, miscarriage, or premature birth? Today we talk with Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Daniel Stein, Director of RMA of New York’s Westside office and Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology at Mount Sinai West Hospital, about the impact our immune system has on our fertility.
In this episode, we cover:
- In what ways are our immune system and reproductive system linked?
- Why does the woman’s immune system not react to the presence of a fetus?
- Autoimmune diseases-how do they impact fertility and miscarriage or premature birth
- What are the most common auto-immune diseases? (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, Crohn’s Disease, Hashimoto's disease, celiac disease, endometriosis, premature ovarian insufficiency)
- Are autoimmune mechanisms involved in infertility disorders such as premature ovarian failure or diminished ovarian reserves, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), unexplained infertility, and repeatedly unsuccessful IVF attempts and may be responsible for the pathophysiology of preeclampsia or spontaneous abortions?
- Endometriosis
- Premature ovarian insufficiency
- Impact of auto-immune diseases on pregnancy complications, miscarriage, and still births.
- What is antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and do they impact fertility or miscarriage
- Mucosal immunity of the female genital tract? Female immune system reacting to sperm.
- What are anti-seminal/sperm antibodies in men and women?
- Can a woman be allergic to sperm?
- What role does our microbiome play in our immunity?
- What role does our microbiome play in fertility?
- What are natural killer cells?
- Does infertility treatment, such as IVF, affect a woman’s immune system?
This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. Creating a Family brings you the following expert-based content:
· Weekly podcasts
· Weekly articles/blog posts
· Resource pages on all aspects of family building
Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily
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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How to Become a Foster Parent
August 18, 2021
•45m
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Have you ever thought about becoming a foster parent but didn't know where to begin? This is the show for you! We talk with Vicki Ochoa, State Director for South Carolina MENTOR, an organization that provides an array of child and family services, on the ins and outs of becoming a foster parent.
In this episode, we cover:
- Why should you become a foster parent?
- What is the role of a foster parent?
- What are the expectations of what a foster parent will do?
- How to become a foster parent.
- How do you get licensed to be a foster parent?
- How much training is required?
- What type of ongoing training is required?
- Do you have to own your home?
- How big does your house need to be?
- How many kids can you have already in your home?
- What agency can you work with to become licensed?
- Who places the child with you?
- What are the needs of kids in foster care?
- How is the decision made as to which child or children should be placed in your home?
- Can you specify the age, gender, # of kids, and degree of special need of the child you want to foster?
- What type of help should the agency provide for you after the child is in your home?
- If you have a choice, how do you choose a foster agency to work with?
- How much voice do foster parents have on what happens to the child?
- Do foster parents get paid?
- Can you adopt your foster child?
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
Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily
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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