Thinking of Adopting Podcast show

Thinking of Adopting Podcast

Summary: Robin Bartko, adoptive parent and founder of ThinkingOfAdopting.com, provides adoption information and inspiration to help you on your adoption journey -- no matter if you're just "thinking of adopting" or you are already an adoptive parent. Join Robin as she interviews nationally recognized adoption experts, shares the stories of adoptive parents, and discusses adoption education & support opportunities to help you on your adoption journey and beyond.

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Podcasts:

 An Interview with Patty Cogen, author of "Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

12-3-08: Robin Bartko interviews Patty Cogen, M.A. Ed.D., about her new book, "Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child -- From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years". You can learn more about Patty Cogen's book by going to PattyCogenParenting.info, or by going to the Adoption Books page on ThinkingOfAdopting.com Visit ThinkingOfAdopting.com for adoption education for your adoption journey and beyond, including live and recorded online telecourses and webinars, Hague training for pre-adoptive parents, adoption conferences, and personalized post-adoption support. Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20081203.mp3

 Behavior and the Adopted Child | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

07-23-07: Robin Bartko presents the key points made by behaviorist Nadya Molina, M.Ed., BCBA in her presentation at the "Raising & Healing the Adopted Child" conference outside of Baltimore Maryland, including nine hints adoptive parents can use to help change their child's behavior. Visit ThinkingOfAdopting.com for adoption education for your adoption journey and beyond, including live and recorded online telecourses and webinars, Hague training for pre-adoptive parents, adoption conferences, and personalized post-adoption support. Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20070723.mp3

 Raising & Healing the Adopted Child -- An Interview with Dr. Ronald Federici | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

04-29-07: Robin Bartko interviews Dr. Ronald S. Federici, regarded as the country’s leading expert in the neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of children, particularly those adopted internationally or domestically who are having challenges. Dr. Federici also discusses the objectives of his upcoming training conference for adoptive parents & professionals, "Raising and Healing the Adopted Child". For more information on the conference go to: http://www.thinkingofadopting.com/adoptionconference Visit ThinkingOfAdopting.com for adoption education for your adoption journey and beyond, including live and recorded online telecourses and webinars, Hague training for pre-adoptive parents, adoption conferences, and personalized post-adoption support. Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20070429.mp3

 Health of Children Adopted from Ethiopia - An Interview with Dr. Laurie C. Miller at the 2007 JCICS Conference | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

4-12-07 Episode 2: In the second podcast of the day from the 2007 Joint Council on International Children's Services (JCICS) 2007 Conference in San Antonio, Texas, Dennis Bartko interviews Dr. Laurie C. Miller, a highly respected international adoption pediatrician about her presentation, "The Health of Children Adopted from Ethiopia" as well as her book, "The Handbook of International Adoption Medicine". Visit ThinkingOfAdopting.com for adoption education for your adoption journey and beyond, including live and recorded online telecourses and webinars, Hague training for pre-adoptive parents, adoption conferences, and personalized post-adoption support. Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20070412-2.mp3

 An Interview with Dr. Jerri Jenista at the 2007 JCICS Conference | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

4-11-07: Podcasting from the 2007 Joint Council on International Children's Services (JCICS) 2007 Conference in San Antonio, Texas, Dennis Bartko interviews Dr. Jerri Jenista, a highly respected international adoption medical specialist who has reviewed more than 20,000 referrals. Expect additional podcasts as the JCICS Conference continues through 4/14/07. Visit ThinkingOfAdopting.com for adoption education for your adoption journey and beyond, including live and recorded online telecourses and webinars, Hague training for pre-adoptive parents, adoption conferences, and personalized post-adoption support. Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20070411.mp3

 Race, Color and Culture in Adoption - an Interview with Michelle Hughes, J.D. at the 2007 JCICS Conerence | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

4-12-07: Podcasting from the 2007 Joint Council on International Children's Services (JCICS) 2007 Conference in San Antonio, Texas, Dennis Bartko interviews Michelle M. Hughes, J.D., a diversity consultant with Bridge Communications and an adoption attorney with the Law Offices of Michelle M. Hughes in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Hughes discusses adoption attorneys, disrupted adoptions, and race, color and culture in adoption. Expect additional podcasts as the JCICS Conference continues through 4/14/07. Visit ThinkingOfAdopting.com for adoption education for your adoption journey and beyond, including live and recorded online telecourses and webinars, Hague training for pre-adoptive parents, adoption conferences, and personalized post-adoption support. Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20070412-1.mp3

 Sensory Processing Disorder and Adoption - An Interview with Carol Stock Kranowitz | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

4-04-07: Robin Bartko discusses the Sensory Processing Disorder, a challenge that adopted children often face, with Carol Stock Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder and a leader in the critically important task of educating parents, teachers, and therapists about Sensory Processing Disorder. Carol Kranowitz also discussed recommended books and links to help you learn more about Sensory Processing Disorder. Go to ThinkingOfAdopting.com for adoption education for your adoption journey and beyond, including live and recorded online telecourses and webinars, Hague training for pre-adoptive parents, adoption conferences, and personalized post-adoption support. Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20070404.mp3

 US 2006 International Adoption Statistics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

2-17-07: Dennis Bartko, filling in for Robin, discusses the US 2006 International Adoption Statistics from the United States Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs and that International Adoption Statistics from 1989-2006 are available on ThinkingOfAdopting.com. He also describes how those considering which country to adopt from can get more information by watching Choices: Adopting from China, Guatemala, Kazakhstan and Russia, a free, recorded webinar. Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20070217.mp3 My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-524fae1cdd0cf27da8630703e95d7df0}

 Attachment in Adoption - An Adoptive Parent's Point of View | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

1-2-07: In this edition of the Thinking Of Adopting Podcast, Robin Bartko discusses attachment in adoption from an adoptive parent's point of view, including playing an excerpt from Healing Hannah, the story of the attachment challenges faced by Dawn Choate, a mother of four including two daughters adopted from China. Robin also describes how her son, adopted from Russia, reacted the first time they met, and she later learned it was an indication of how he might bond with her. ThinkingOfAdopting.com offers the following telecourses and webinars that can help you learn more about attachment in adoption: Healing Hannah: Attachment from an Adoptive Parent's Point of View by Dawn Choate An Introduction to Attachment: What it is and why it is so Important by Dr. Lark Eshleman, author of Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachment with Your Adopted Child. Dr. Eshleman will be appearing live on ThinkingOfAdopting.com on January 28th for a live, 60 minute Q&A. For more information or to register, go to the Adoption Telecourses Page on ThinkingOfAdopting.com. Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20070102.mp3

 January 2007 Live Adoption Telecourses and Webinars | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

1-19-07: Dennis Bartko, filling in for Robin, describes the live adoption telecourses and webinars available on ThinkingOfAdopting.com in January 2007 including "Ask an Adoption Doctor Live" with Alla Gordina, MD, FAAP on 1/21/07; "Attachment & Adoption: What is it and why is it so important?" with Lark Eshleman, Ph.D. on 1/28/07; and "What to Expect During the Referral Stage" with Robin Bartko on 1/31/07. For more information or to register go to http://www.ThinkingOfAdopting.com and click on "Adoption Telecourses". Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20070120.mp3

 Why You Should Have an International Adoption Doctor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

11-15-06: Robin Bartko discusses the importance of having an international adoption doctor has part of your adoption journey and describes where you can find a list of international adoption doctors. ThinkingOfAdopting.com offers two webinars taught by outstanding international adoption doctors: "Medical Aspects of International Adoption" taught by Alla Gordina, MD, FAAP (focusing on Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union including Kazakhstan and the Ukraine), and "Adopting the Orphanage Child" taught by Dr. Todd Ochs, a father of five including four adopted from China. Dr. Ochs specializes in international adoption from China and Guatemala. For more information or to register go to: http://www.thinkingofadopting.com/html/adoption_telecourses.html Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20061115.mp3

 What Type of Toys Should I Take to the Orphanage? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

9-07-06: Robin Bartko discusses the information presented by Tatyana Komarova during her ThinkingOfAdopting.com webinar, "Russian for the Adoption Traveler I" on what type of toys should be taken to the orphanage by pre-adoptive parents. The next offering of "Russian for the Adoption Traveler" is scheduled to begin on 9/11/06 at 9PM Eastern Time. For more information or to register go to http://www.thinkingofadopting.com/html/adoption_telecourses.html Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20060907.mp3

 Attachment in Adoption - An Interview with Dr. Lark Eshleman | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

7-08-06: Robin Bartko discusses the importance of attachment in adoption -- forming the bond of love and trust with your new child -- with Dr. Lark Eshleman, founder and Director of the Institute for Children and Families and author of the book, "Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachment With Your Adopted Child". Dr. Eshleman presents webinars on ThinkingOfAdopting.com, with her most recent presentation scheduled for 7/9/06 at 9PM Eastern Time. To sign up for adoption telecourses or adoption webinars on ThinkingOfAdopting.com, go to http://www.thinkingofadopting.com/html/adoption_telecourses.html Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20060708.mp3

 China Adoption - Dr. Todd Ochs Shares His Experiences | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

6-20-06: Robin Bartko discusses a recent webinar on ThinkingOfAdopting.com presented by Dr. Todd Ochs entitled, "Adopting the Orphanage Child". Dr. Ochs is an international adoption specialist and father of 5 children, including four adopted from China. To sign up for adoption telecourses or adoption webinars on ThinkingOfAdopting.com, go to http://www.thinkingofadopting.com/html/adoption_telecourses.html Questions or comments? We'd like to hear them. Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20060620.mp3

 Interview with Tatyana Komarova | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

6-3-06: Robin Bartko conducts a brief phone interview with Tatyana Komarova, a teacher with music, theater and early child development degrees. A native Russian speaker, she has been teaching adoptive parents Russian language and culture for almost 6 years. Tatyana developed and will be teaching the new webinar, Russian for the Adoption Traveler, on ThinkingOfAdopting.com begining Monday, 6/5/06. For more information or to register go to http://www.thinkingofadopting.com/html/adoption_telecourses.html Questions or comments? Send them to Robin@ThinkingOfAdopting.com toa_podcast_20060603.mp3

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