21 episodes

Don't worry, we are professionals. Ryan, Lori, Jailynn, and Shawn talk about parenting children in these complex modern times. Topics will vary and through it all, you'll be informed, restored, empowered, and entertained.

Foster Family Matters CK Family Services

    • Kids & Family
    • 4.9 • 11 Ratings

Don't worry, we are professionals. Ryan, Lori, Jailynn, and Shawn talk about parenting children in these complex modern times. Topics will vary and through it all, you'll be informed, restored, empowered, and entertained.

    We're Back! Come Meet Our Newest Show Host.

    We're Back! Come Meet Our Newest Show Host.

    We are back baby! Come meet our newest show host, Jailynn Smiley, and hear about our plans for gearing episodes back up.

    • 29 min
    Negotiation: Part 5 of the Four Tenets of Health Relationships

    Negotiation: Part 5 of the Four Tenets of Health Relationships

    Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss the four tenets of healthy relationships; building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the fifth of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on the importance of negotiating your wants and needs in the context of healthy relationships.

    • 45 min
    Interdependence: Part 4 of the Four Tenets of Health Relationships

    Interdependence: Part 4 of the Four Tenets of Health Relationships

    Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss the four tenets of healthy relationships; building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the fourth of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on the importance of autonomous/interdependence in the context of healthy relationships.

    • 40 min
    National Adoption Month: A Conversation with Lauren Hudgeons

    National Adoption Month: A Conversation with Lauren Hudgeons

    Shawn, Lori, and Ryan welcome Lauren Hudgeons to the show. She is a foster and adoptive parent as well as an attorney. Lauren works with kids in the state’s conservatorship. She will be answering various questions that many foster parents have.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Receiving Care: Part 3 of the Four Tenets of Health Relationships

    Receiving Care: Part 3 of the Four Tenets of Health Relationships

    Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss four tenets of healthy relationships building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the third of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on receiving care in the context of healthy relationships.

    • 27 min
    Part 2: Four Tenets of Healthy Relationships

    Part 2: Four Tenets of Healthy Relationships

    Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss four tenets of healthy relationships building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the second of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on giving care in the context of healthy relationships.

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
11 Ratings

11 Ratings

Macateer15 ,

Good stuff to know!!

These conversations are exactly the ones we try to have in our home.... they’re distilled and more concise which help us to make good decisions regarding our kids!!!!!

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