Group Guest Interview on Creating a Family Podcast

Dr. Stephanie Bosco-Ruggiero and Victor Groza, co-authors of the book Adopting Older Children: A Practical Guide to Adopting and Parenting Children Over Age Four, are interviewed on Dawn Davenport's Creating a Family podcast. Time stamps below.

They share insights on reasons for adopting an older child, how to best help the child transition into their new family, and support resources while taking listeners' questions.

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Davenport is the founding Executive Director of Creating a Family, a nonprofit for supporting foster, adoptive, and kinship families. On her top-rated podcast, she interviews leading experts weekly.

Time stamps:

"0:00 - Host intro"

"04:53 - Reasons for adopting an older child"

"08:00 - Transition period"

"14:55 - Setting a routine"

"21:17 - Listener question: establishing a parental figure"

"25:12 - Educating family and friends"

"31:17 - Listener question: contact with foster/birth family"

"37:07 - Parenting tips"

"43:40 - Support resources (therapy, guides, respite care)"