Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care
Kids & Family
Do you sometimes feel that self-care is an impossible goal when you are parenting kids who have experienced trauma. There isn't enough time in the day to do it all, much less take care of yourself. Or is there? Join us to talk about how to find time to take care of yourself. We will talk with Angelica Jones, MSW, Program Director of Intercountry Services and the Intensive Service Foster Care Recruiter and Trainer at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services.
In this episode, we cover:
· “Selfcare” or “take care of yourself” are overused but still vitally important terms for foster, adoptive, and kinship parents.
· Why do all parents but especially parents of kids who’ve experienced trauma need to practice self-care?
· What is secondary trauma?
· Why are kids who’ve experience neglect, abuse and other childhood traumas harder to parent?
· The busyness of foster and adoptive parenting.
· What are some of the barriers to taking care of ourselves as adoptive, foster or kinship parents?
· The importance of respite care and the barriers to parents using it.
· Practical ideas for providing self-care.
· Think small when thinking self-care.
· Ask for help and accept it when offered. If someone offers to help, say “yes” and suggest something specific. Ex. A meal on Wednesday night. Babysitting or taking a child to the movies once a month.
· Parent Support groups
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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