Fostering Parenthood
Talking to our teens about their sexual health journey and reproductive rights is a multi-faceted conversation and can be intimidating, but with Fostering Parenthood, you're not alone. Together, we will talk about these important conversations through lived experience and provide helpful ideas, best practices, and resources. The end goal? Helping our children and youth in foster care become informed, strong, and confident individuals. Watch our episodes at https://rhep.info/fosteringparenthood-watch!
Podcasting since 2022 • 18 episodes
Fostering Parenthood
Latest Episodes
Q&A Special: Social media & online safety
We're diving into an incredibly important topic in today's day and age - Navigating social media and other internet technologies, with a special emphasis on fostering digital safety for our foster youth.We'll be discussing the le...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:12:54
Talking about sex should be liberating. Here's why.
Caregivers will be equipped with the necessary tools to engage in conversations with the youth in their care about sexuality and sex education that goes beyond prevention and instead focuses on liberation, all within a secure and receptive envi...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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37:07
Unveiling child sex trafficking in indigenous communities
This episode will give caregivers of indigenous youth a new understanding of how to help indigenous youth in care who've experienced abuse and/or commercial sexual exploitation and how to support them. Indigenous youth in care are a...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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30:14
Nurturing foster youth's mental health in new placements
This episode will explore how caregivers can support the mental health of youth in foster care through the eyes of a former foster youth, Elyzabeth. She tells the story of her mental health journey and entering new homes ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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30:58
Unlearning biases: How to best advocate for your youth's mental health
This episode will explore how caregivers can support the mental health of youth in foster care, access Medi-Cal mental health services, and how to advocate for their youth in care to get the services they require. Guests on t...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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49:11