Question: My husband and I have been matched with a mom expecting twins any day now. One topic that was a particular stress point for us that we found difficult finding resources on was the logistics of flying/traveling with a true newborn, let alone two, and handling the waiting period for ICPC (Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children). We're working with a national agency and in our particular case, we live in Texas and our twins are being born in New York. We have a lot of questions.

• Is it better to fly or drive?
• Weighing the risk of communicable disease in an airport vs the risk of driving cross-country while sleep deprived
• What the options if flying - carseat, plane bassinet, or carrying the infant?
• How to travel and feed the infant - powdered or pre-mixed formula?
• What is needed for the stay away from home while waiting for ICPC?

Resources:

• Adopting a Child from Another State (CreatingaFamilyEd.org Online Course)
• Basic Baby Care (CreatingaFamilyEd.org Online Course)
• Adoption Resource Guide

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Join us to talk about the very important topic of youth suicide. Our guest will be Dr. Angela Tunno, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. One of her areas of specialty is trauma-informed suicide prevention.

In this episode, we cover:

• Suicide is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the US.
• How prevalent is suicide in the US for all ages?
• How common is suicide for people under 21?
• How common is suicide for children and youth in foster care or otherwise connected to child welfare?
• Why are youth in foster care at greater risk for suicide?
• What are some warning signs that a child or youth may be considering suicide?
• What are the risk factors for a youth or child who may be at greater danger of suicide?
• Are youth with other diagnoses more at risk for suicide? (For example, ADHD?)
• Who is in the position when a child is in foster care to recognize these signs?
• If you are worried that a child/youth may be contemplating suicide, what are the evidence-based steps you should take? How to be trauma-informed when helping to prevent a child or youth from committing suicide?
• Get support or therapy for yourself to help you cope and to help you support the youth better.
• When should we take the youth to the hospital?

Resources

• AFSP: https://afsp.org/
• SPRC: https://sprc.org/
• TREVOR: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• International Association for Suicide Prevention https://www.iasp.info/
• The Jason Foundation https://jasonfoundation.com/
• The Jed Foundation https://jedfoundation.org/

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: I was the one who wanted to adopt. My husband agreed because I wanted it so bad, but now, I’m the one who wishes we hadn’t done it. We adopted a 5-year-old little girl, who is now 7. The awful truth is that I don’t love this child. I don’t even like her very much. I wish I could turn back the clock.

Resources:

• Creating and Cultivating Attachment (Resource)
• Understanding and Overcoming Blocked Care (Free Course)
• Creating a Family Online Support Group

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

Support the Show.

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