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

Joined April 2009
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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