Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care
Kids & Family
How do some kids survive a life of poverty, homelessness, abuse, and foster and eventually thrive? We talk with David Ambroz is a national poverty and child welfare expert and advocate and the author of the memoir, A Place Called Home. He was recognized by President Obama as an American Champion of Change. Currently serving as the Head of Community Engagement (West) for Amazon, Ambroz previously led Corporate Social Responsibility for Walt Disney Television, and has served as president of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission as well as a California Child Welfare Council member. After growing up homeless and then in foster care, he graduated from Vassar College and later earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law. He is a foster dad and lives in Los Angeles, CA.
In this episode, we cover:
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Practical Solutions to Typical Food Issues with Adopted and Foster Kids
Fun & Simple Ways to Develop Attachment
Infertility 101 for Husbands
What Birth Moms Want Adoptive Parents to Know
Influence of the Human Microbiome on Fertility
Health Impacts of IVF on the Kids
Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions - How to Prevent and When to Accept
Foster Care Subsidies: What is Reasonable and How to Negotiate
Can OTC Medicines Affect Your Fertility?
Getting the Most Out of Insurance Coverage for Fertility Treatment
Adopting Older Kids - Things to Consider
Infertility Advocacy
What to Eat in Preparation for IVF
What is it Really Like to Raise a Child with FASD
Seeking Closure When Disposing of Unused Embryos
Adopting Without Debt
How to Talk with Kids about Donor Conception
Nature vs. Nurture in Adoption
How the Immune System Affects Fertility and Miscarriage
How Transracial Adoptees Navigate Race as they Age
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