AdoptionSTAR's Podcast

Lisa Casper from Parenthood For Me, joins us to speak about issues regarding infertility, and how Parenthood For Me provides grants to families looking to grow their family through either adoption or medical treatment.

Adoption STAR speaks with Helen Weinstein, who is the Coordinator of The Fetal Alcohol and Drug Effects Program of the Erie County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.
Topics include:
- Parenting a child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
- Adopting a child who may have FAS
- Preventing FAS
- Signs that your child may have FAS
- What to do if you suspect your child may have FAS
- Much, much more.

Adoption STAR Infant Adoption Awareness Training Project Lead Michael Hill speaks about educating medical professionals about adoption, and the importance of having an adoption as an option.

November is National Adoption Month. In this month's two-part podcast Adoption STAR E-Marketing Coordinator, Alex Rubin, speaks about different ways to celebrate adoption during the month of November and speaks with Rachel and Jim, who adopted their daughters Amelia and Olivia through Adoption STAR. Amelia and Olivia have the same birth parents and were born about one year apart.

November is National Adoption Month. In this month's two-part podcast Adoption STAR E-Marketing Coordinator, Alex Rubin, speaks about different ways to celebrate adoption during the month of November and speaks with Rachel and Jim, who adopted their daughters Amelia and Olivia through Adoption STAR. Amelia and Olivia have the same birth parents and were born about one year apart.

In the September edition of the Adoption STAR Podcast, Sue Kolock speaks about the adoption process, the benefits of open adoption, what to think about when deciding whether to accept a birth parent match and much much more.

Birth Parent Specialist Sue Shaw speaks about the myths of adoption, the importance of an open or semi-open adoption, the support birth parents can receive from an adoption agency and much much more.

Adoption STAR CEO and Founder, Michele Fried, and Adoption STAR E-Marketing Coordinator, Alex Rubin, discuss how the growth of social media has effected relationships in adoption. Michele also has tips for a healthy and ongoing relationship as a birth parent, adoptive parent or adoptee.