Future Focused Foster/Adoptive Parenting with Amy Carney of Parent on Purpose

05/24/21 • 27 min

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Raising Adults: Future Focused Parenting

In today’s episode, Deana and Kira have the opportunity to chat with Amy Carney about Future Focused foster/adoptive parenting. She is the author of Parent on Purpose-A Courageous Approach to Raising Children in a Complicated World and 100 Questions for Mom- a Journal for Reflection and Connection. She is a public speaker, content creator, and product maker helping parents raise their children with more joy and purpose. She lives with her husband and five children in Arizona. They are currently fostering their 6th to adopt him this summer.

"It's not just our home. It's a community of people pouring into our children and teaching them." - Amy Carney.

Amy Shares:

Her why in this area of her parenting (4:10)
Her parenting philosophy before fostering to adopt (7:47)
Finding balance from a mental health perspective and how to help biological kids understand (13:19)
Responsibilities of a foster parent from a mental health perspective. How to care for a person who's been through trauma and helping the kids already in the home (17:14)
How to access resources in the community as an essential piece of the foster/adoptive process (19:35)
Approaching biological kids in a way that doesn't cause resentment towards foster children (21:24)
An important takeaway for anyone considering fostering or adopting (23:25)
All about the experience that inspired Amy's book: Parent on Purpose (25:30)

Connect with Amy

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Thanks for tuning in!

Thanks for joining us on today's episode of the Raising Adults! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes and leave us a rate and review to help us reach even more Future Focused Parents. Don't forget to check out our website, visit us on Facebook, or hang out with us on Instagram to stay up-to-date on what's in store for you.

"It's not just our home. It's a community of people pouring into our children and teaching them." - Amy Carney.

Amy Shares:

Her why in this area of her parenting (4:10)
Her parenting philosophy before fostering to adopt (7:47)
Finding balance from a mental health perspective and how to help biological kids understand (13:19)
Responsibilities of a foster parent from a mental health perspective. How to care for a person who's been through trauma and helping the kids already in the home (17:14)
How to access resources in the community as an essential piece of the foster/adoptive process (19:35)
Approaching biological kids in a way that doesn't cause resentment towards foster children (21:24)
An important takeaway for anyone considering fostering or adopting (23:25)
All about the experience that inspired Amy's book: Parent on Purpose (25:30)

Connect with Amy

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Thanks for tuning in!

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Teaching Kids To Spot Unsafe Relationships

In today's episode, Kira and Deana talk about teaching kids to spot unsafe relationships. Learn what signs to look for if you suspect they are in an unsafe relationship and some resources that you and your children can use. Unsurprisingly, Deana has come up with a helpful acronym to help families remember what to look for and what to do if they see it.

"I think that's really important that just because we can find a way to dismiss it doesn't mean it didn't land harmfully on someone else." - Kira Dorrian

"You want to get away much sooner and disentangle yourself from something unsafe." - Deana Thayer

Join us to learn about:

What to say if you find out your child is in one of these relationships (9:01)
A - Aggression (9:54)
B - Blame (12:11)
U - Using (12:59)
S - Shame (14:50)
E - Environment (18:08)
How to help them extricate themselves (24:04)
Resources to share (27:46)

Mentioned Resources:

Agression, Blame, Using, Shame, Environtment

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Call: 800 799 SAFE (7233)

Text: LOVE IS to 22522

Thanks for tuning in!

Thanks for joining us on today's episode Raising Adults! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes and leave us a rate and review to help us reach even more Future Focused Parents. Don't forget to check out our website, visit us on Facebook, or hang out with us on Instagram to stay up-to-date on what's in store for you.

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Embrace Your Flawsome

Today on Raising Adults, Deana and Kira talk about embracing your “flawsome” as parents. Do you sometimes struggle with comparison or look at other parents and feel like they do it all, have it all, and manage to offer their children everything? If this is you, then don't miss this episode! " It’s about d oing the best you're capable of and saying, that’s ok ." - Kira Dorrian We open up and chat about:

Deana and Kira's why for embracing their flawsome (7:24)
How a growth mindset might lead us to thinking we should try to be amazing at everything (12:14)
It’s important to avoid putting a square peg into a round hole (16:41)
How outsourcing can alleviate overwhelm (17:40)
What, exactly, is “Flawsome?” (31:18)

Don't miss this episode as we reveal what we suck at and how we each embrace our flawsome! Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today's episode of the Raising Adults: Future Focused Parenting podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes, give us 5 stars, and leave a review to help us reach even more Future-Focused parents. Don't forget to check out our website, visit us on Facebook, or hang out with us on Instagram to stay up-to-date on what's in store for you.