
S2E9: Q&A Special: Social media & online safety
Q&A Special: Social media & online safety: This episode will center caregiver and youth empowerment by providing tips on, having transparent conversations about social media, setting
This episode will give caregivers a new understanding of what youth in care who’ve experienced abuse and/or commercial sexual exploitation go through and how to support them.
Dorothy Daniels Hi, I’m Dorothy Daniels, I’m a pediatric nurse, a sexual health educator, a mom of 12, and a foster parent just like you. When I became a foster parent, I realized that caregivers oftentimes got overlooked with support, resources, and help during this journey because most things focused on the kids. Fostering Parenthood is that support for caregivers.
Nola Brantley is a survivor of sexual abuse and sex trafficking, a mother, MISSSEY’s Executive Director from the organization’s inception until 2014, founder of Nola Brantley Speaks, and an advocate for survivors of CSEC.
Brandy is a former foster youth, a survivor of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in foster care, and a member of the Youth Advisory Board at the Reproductive Health Equity Project
Fostering Parenthood is a podcast by caregivers for caregivers promoting the healthy sexual development of foster youth, brought to you by the National Center for Youth Law and the Reproductive Health Equity Project. The laws and policies discussed in our show are specific to LA County and California. However, any out-of-state or international listeners should check the regulations specific to their state or country.

Q&A Special: Social media & online safety: This episode will center caregiver and youth empowerment by providing tips on, having transparent conversations about social media, setting

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

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

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

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

“Remember, you were a teenager once” How to support pregnant and parenting youth: In this episode we will explore the experiences of youth in care who

Fostering open communication with neurodivergent, non-binary youth: This episode will bring the perspective of a caregiver currently fostering a neurodivergent, transgender male youth in care.

Breaking the cycle: Voices of trafficking survivors in foster care: This episode will give caregivers a new understanding of what youth in care who’ve experienced abuse

Know your roots, know your health: In this episode, we’ll hear from a former foster youth on how learning about her Indigenous roots could have helped

Baby powder snow flurry: A holiday special edition. In this episode, our guest explains how foster youth want to incorporate their past traditions and cultures into

“The Talk” To wrap up season 1 of Fostering Parenthood, Dorothy has ‘the sex talk’ with her son Brandyn. The first time they talk about sexual

Wait, Foster Youth have a Bill of Rights? In this episode, our guest explains the Bill of Rights and provide tips on how to make sure

Help me to help you: Resources for caregivers. In this episode, we discuss some of the most helpful resources and how to utilize them.

So, there’s someone you like?: How to discuss healthy relationships with your youth. In this episode, we discuss relationship experiences and how caregivers could help youth

Trauma, Triggers And Trying: Trauma-Informed Parenting. In this episode, Dr. Dorit provides helpful insight and tips on how to help your foster youth cope with trauma.

What do those acronyms mean? How to support LGBTQ+ foster youth? In this episode, we discuss how to navigate conversations around sexual orientation and gender identity.

Consent And Bodily Autonomy: Can I Get Some FRIES With That? In this episode, we discuss how to discuss the principles of consent and bodily autonomy
Fostering Parenthood is fully supported by grant number 1 TP2AH000066-01-00 from the HHS Office of Population Affairs. Contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Population Affairs.
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