Creating A Family: Talk About Infertility, Adoption & Foster Care

Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.How does parenting an adopted teen differ from parenting teens that come to us through birth? What are some of the unique challenges adopted teens or young adults face? Check out our interview with Katie Naftzger, an LCSW, Korean adoptee, and the author of “Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Teen Years.”In this episode, we cover:Why is parenting an “adopted” teen any different from parenting a child who comes to you by birth?What issues related to adoption come to the front during the teen years?What issues that relate to early neglect or abuse, or loss come to the fore in adolescence?In your book, “Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Teen Years,” you talk about adoptive or foster parents taking a learning stance when working with teens. What is a learning stance?Many of our kids have experienced early life adversity and carry the scars of this early trau