Creating a Family strengthens foster, adoptive, and kinship families through training and support.

Joined April 2009
Have questions about custody, guardianship, or adoption? Join CreatingaFamily.org's FREE Virtual Kinship Legal Clinic for NC families! 📅 Nov. 10 | 7 PM ET ⚖️ Ask licensed attorneys your questions. Register & submit your question: bit.ly/Legal-Questions #kinshipcare
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What does movement have to do with learning & emotional regulation? 🧠 This new CreatingaFamily.org podcast with Dr. Trevor Carlson, PT—pediatric physical therapist —explores movement and brain development. 🎧 ow.ly/TkG451018ik #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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Different needs call for different parenting tools. 💙 Explore resources from CreatingaFamily.org for raising kids impacted by trauma, prenatal exposure, neurodiversity & more. Supported by @JockeyBeingFam. creatingafamily.org/raising-… #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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Every child learns and grows differently. 💙 CreatingaFamilyEd.org's FREE online courses help adoptive, foster & kinship parents find practical tools. Learn at your own pace, thanks to @JockeyBeingFam! 👉 bit.ly/JBFSupport #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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Adoption is a lifelong experience. How does it shape identity, relationships & parenting in adulthood? Dr. JaeRan Kim, adult adoptee & researcher, explores these questions in this CreatingaFamily.org podcast. 🎧 ow.ly/Er9v50ZZ8gX #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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Your foster teen wants independence. You want them to be safe. 💙 How do you teach safety skills without undermining trust? We're tackling that balance on this week's CreatingaFamily.org Weekend Wisdom. 🎧 ow.ly/jUtM50ZZQMm #fostercare #adoption #kinshipcare
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Parenting a neurodiverse tween or teen? 💙 Try these practical tips from CreatingaFamily.org to build connection and support. More resources: creatingafamily.org/raising-… Made possible through @JockeyBeingFam. #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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Drowning in IEP paperwork, school emails & meeting notes? 📚 CreatingaFamily.org's NEW article shares practical organization tips from a special education teacher and parent. ow.ly/vxRJ50ZZlmi #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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How can kids with prenatal opioid exposure thrive? 💙 In this CreatingaFamily.org podcast, Lenette Serlo, adoptive mom and founder of Generation O, shares practical parenting strategies. 🎧 ow.ly/14Xq50ZXOJU #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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Raising a relative's child in NC? 💙 Understand your legal options—from custody and guardianship to foster care and adoption—with free videos, explanations & caregiver stories from CreatingaFamily.org. Explore: nckinshipfamilies.org/ #KinshipCare #Grandfamilies
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What can adult adoptees teach today's adoptive parents? We're revisiting this CreatingaFamily.org podcast, featuring Dr. JaeRan Kim, adult adoptee & adoption researcher, sharing insights from research on adoptee experiences. 🎧 ow.ly/2Kcx50ZZ7b4 #adoption #fostercare
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Every child has unique strengths, challenges & needs. 💙 Find practical tools and encouragement in CreatingaFamily.org's Raising a Differently-Abled Child resources. Thanks to @JockeyBeingFam! creatingafamily.org/raising-… #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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Better conversations. School advocacy. Caregiver self-care. 💙 Explore FREE CreatingaFamilyEd.org online courses for adoptive, foster & kinship parents, thanks to @JockeyBeingFam. Learn at your own pace! 📚 bit.ly/JBFSupport #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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In this CreatingaFamily.org podcast, former foster youth and author @HerNameWasKelly and Illinois CASA Deputy Director Melissa Ludington discuss CASA/GAL advocacy and how to get involved. 🎧 ow.ly/bcyz50ZWTRQ #fostercare #kinshipcare #adoption
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Your kid knows more about AI than you do. 🤖 How do you guide them? Chris McKenna, Founder of Protect Young Eyes, helps us tackle this on CreatingaFamily.org Weekend Wisdom. 🎧 ow.ly/GL1u50ZXMce #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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Executive functioning skills develop with support and practice. 💙 Save these tips from CreatingaFamily.org and explore more parenting tools for Raising a Differently-Abled Child: creatingafamily.org/raising-… #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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Parenting a neurodiverse tween or teen? 💙 This CreatingaFamily.org article provides practical strategies to reduce conflict and build connection: ow.ly/GcHT50ZWYiw #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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You know your child. Your voice matters at school. 💙 Learn how to partner with teachers, document concerns & advocate for the support your child needs in this CreatingaFamily.org article: ow.ly/uGg550ZXcPw #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
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