Fostering Voices Podcast

People often ask us questions when they are thinking about starting their foster care journey, and we love to answer them! So, when Nati and Misael Estrada asked to meet with us, we recorded the conversation so that you can hear their important questions, and our semi-important answers! Some questions that we cover in this episode: How is it, dealing with bio parents of the foster child? What road bumps did you experience in trying to get licensed? (Our question to the Estradas. And they had a couple!) Why they chose not to go with private adoption Dealing with different religions of foster children How do you speak to kids about the fact that they are adopted? What are visitations like for foster children? How do you prepare for foster kids? Some important things to remember for new foster parents: Kill the martyr mentality that you have to go this road alone! This mentality that you can, and should, do this foster care thing without anyone else's help will make your journey much harder than it n