Chatting with Cyrae Mereigh about the nonprofit her family runs, Children Matter. Listen to hear how they are helping to protect children, rebuild families, and empower caregivers.  ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Check out their website for more information or to connect with them:  Children Matter ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Watch: Youtube Link ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Connect with us: Facebook: Foster Change Instagram: @thefosterchange Web: www.fosterchange.com

From being on his own at 12 to owning a thriving dance studio with his wife, Gee shares his journey. And man, what a journey it is. Don’t forget to check out their dance studio, it is truly one of a kind: https://www.evolutionxdance.com Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/8bdMCDhFah8 Connect with us: Facebook: Foster Change Instagram: @thefosterchange Web: www.fosterchange.com

Is biology always best? Oh yes, we went there!  Connect with us: Facebook: Foster Change Instagram: @thefosterchange Web: www.fosterchange.com

What do you do if your partner is not ready to start a journey in foster parenting? How do you know if being a foster dad is right for you? How do you balance the pressure to parent kids with such varying needs?    Connect with us:  Facebook: Foster Change  Instagram: @thefosterchange  Web: www.fosterchange.com

Shayla shares her experience with grieving the loss of a foster placement. Connect with us: Facebook: Foster Change Instagram: @thefosterchange Web: www.fosterchange.com

Andrea is an adoptive mom. Listen in on our conversation about adoption and parenting all of our kids. Also to be noted, my sweet angel of a child that interrupted at the end forgot what was so important. Interested in more information on becoming a foster parent? Check out these resources for more information. Childnet: https://www.childnet.us 4Kids of South Florida (the agency we did our training and got our license through): https://www.4kids.us Books (because we love all the books) Recipes for Risk by Julie Mavis Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Recipes-Risk-Finding-Purpose-Passion/dp/B08R689LX1 20 Things Adopted Kids Wished Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Twenty-Things-Adopted-Adoptive-Parents/dp/044050838X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WC5XCTDMSNLZ&dchild=1&keywords=20+things+adopted+kids+wish+their+adoptive+parents+knew&qid=1619632725&s=books&sprefix=20+things+%2Cstripbooks%2C177&sr=1-1 Barnes and Noble link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/twenty-things-adopted-kids-wish-their-adoptive-parents-knew-sherrie-eldridge/1100620024?ean=9780440508380 Connect with us: Facebook: Foster Change Instagram: @thefosterchange Web: www.fosterchange.com

A conversation with licensed therapist, Marla Berger. We discuss what it is like to parent kids that have experienced trauma. Resources: National Child Traumatic Stress Network: https://www.nctsn.org National Alliance for Grieving Children: https://childrengrieve.org The Dougy Center: https://www.dougy.org Books: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Dr. Bruce Perry Barnes and Noble- https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-boy-who-was-raised-as-a-dog-bruce-d-perry/1103235904?ean=9780465094455 Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-Raised-Psychiatrists-Notebook-What/dp/0465094457/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2G92QDVJWL8ZK&dchild=1&keywords=the+boy+who+was+raised+as+a+dog&qid=1617911288&sprefix=the+boy+w%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-1 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk Barnes and Noble- https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-body-keeps-the-score-bessel-van-der-kolk-md/1117229987?ean=9780143127741 Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3ONJVKV8MRO2&dchild=1&keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score&qid=1617911355&sprefix=the+%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-1

A quick discussion and the what and why behind Foster Change.  We are looking forward to more conversions about parenting, child welfare, and life. Like, subscribe, and share to get all of the content as it is released.  You can also find us on YouTube [Foster Change] and on the web at:  www.fosterchange.com