Hi, we’ve made a move to our own webspace. Find new episodes, comment and ask questions at our new home:

fosterpodcast.com

Everything here can be found there, but not everything there will be here.

Some of our subscribers may have noticed some issues with our feed. Currently it’s not working at all. Because we’re using a free service there’s not much we can do about it other than ask them to fix it and hope they have time. We were already working on a fix with a modest investment, but unfortunately it’s not ready yet. We hope to have a permanent solution within a week.

We use Love and Logic, a parenting approach that – you guessed it – emphasizes two things: love and logic. Click here to download.

In this episode we talk about:

• Parenting with Love and Logic. Buy the book!
• The basics of Love and Logic: choices, consequences and empathy
• Why Love and Logic is effective with foster children
• Examples from our experiences with kids, ages 3 to 18

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Wendy’s back behind the microphone, so no shenanigans this week. Click here to download.

In this episode we talk about:

• The difficulties the girls had while Wendy was away
• The difference between discipline and punishment
• Can you spank foster kids?
• The difficulties we have making the girls sit through a time-out

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W is out of town, so T hosts the podcast by himself but he’s got 2 special guest with him! Click here to download.

In this episode we talk about:

• The need for community in the life of a foster parent.
• His Children, an organization that helps churches develop foster care ministries
• Special things W did for the girls while she is away.

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The second most question we are asked is “when are you going to have your own kids?” We struggle with how to answer this question. You can hear our thoughts on why. Click here to download.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why we’re troubled by an innocent question
• Consider birth order
• Foster kids are always expected to bend

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We’ve had some questions about what are good gifts to give to foster kids. Please, we’re not asking for anything! Click here to download.

In this episode we talk about:

• Good and bad reasons to give
• Gifts that welcome a child
• Gifts that show solidarity

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We got a surprise this week that may change the course of our lives. Click here to download.

In this episode we also talk about:

• Reporting child abuse
• Dora the Explorer freebies
• Holding time (read an article on holding time here)

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We talk about how important it is for foster kids to have good daddies. Click here to download.

We talk about:

• The need to counteract bad fathers in foster kids’ lives
• Giving hugs
• Foster dads who get dragged into by their wives
• Telling girls they are pretty. John and Stasi Eldredge: Captivating
• Calming Andrea’s mania

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