Conversations About Foster Care

Conversations About Foster Care

Join our conversation about all perspectives in foster care.... Rule #1: It's about the kids... Rule #2: See Rule #1.... Our podcast features music by Chris Haugen "Tupelo Train"And graphic design by Kenney Ogilvie

Episodes

July 5, 2020 25 mins

Married couple, Marika & Kurt chat about the many perspectives in foster care and the ways we can all do better by our kids

Wrapping up our thoughts for our first season, focusing on an oft overlooked part of the US Foster Care system - Transitions. 

It's been half a year since we sat down to record a new episode, but we have an excuse: COVID-19! Damn you COVID!!!

We have two new kiddos in our ca...

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Married couple, Marika & Kurt chat about the many perspectives in foster care and the ways we can all do better by our kids

In our first season, we focus on an oft overlooked part of the US Foster Care system - Transitions. 

So far we have spoken to FFY, fellow foster parents and explored different examples of how a transition from one home to another can negatively or positively impact a child in foster care....

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May 10, 2020 45 mins

Married couple, Marika & Kurt chat about the many perspectives in foster care and the ways we can all do better by our kids

In our first season, we focus on an oft overlooked part of the US Foster Care system - Transitions.

This episode is the most important episode of our first season. Because this episode is what a successful transition can look like.

Join Kurt as he sits down with friend and fello...

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Married couple, Marika & Kurt chat about the many perspectives in foster care and the ways we can all do better by our kids

In our first season, we focus on an oft overlooked part of the US Foster Care system - Transitions. 

John & Brian adopted their daughter through foster care, but not before she underwent several transitions - which resulted in ongoing trauma.

Join us for an interview in which...

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Married couple, Marika & Kurt chat about the many perspectives in foster care and the ways we can all do better by our kids

In our first season, we focus on an oft overlooked part of the US Foster Care system - Transitions. 

This episode is one of the reasons we felt the need to make this podcast...
How do you actually transition a child out of your home and into another?
What do you pack?
What do ...

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Married couple, Marika & Kurt chat about the many perspectives in foster care and the ways we can all do better by our kids

In our first season, we focus on an oft overlooked part of the US Foster Care system - Transitions.

Today we talk to a fellow foster parent - Liz -who has been a foster parent for several children. She's had some very traumatic experiences, but has always fought for the best interes...

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April 13, 2020 33 mins

Married couple, Marika & Kurt chat about the many perspectives in foster care and the ways we can all do better by our kids

In our first season, we focus on an oft overlooked part of the US Foster Care system - Transitions. 

We start our first interview today with the most important person in Foster Care - the kids. Jean is a FFY (former foster youth - she's an adult now) who went into the system at age 9...

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Welcome to Conversations About Foster Care!

Married couple, Marika & Kurt chat about the many perspectives in foster care and the ways we can all do better by our kids

In our first season, we focus on an oft overlooked part of the US Foster Care system - Transitions. 

Transitions for kids between homes in the foster care system. Or, it could be from a foster family back to birth family, or from a fos...

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