Episode 95: The Summer Struggle: Establishing Routine for Your Foster or Adoptive Family
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2020
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
I loved summer growing up! It was a break from the typical day to day structure of school—full of new adventures and opportunities that there wasn't time for during the school year. Sure, it wasn't all perfect, but overall, I loved the possibility that each summer brought. There were so many things to look forward to. This year, our summer has started early, and it's not feeling quite the same—for me or for our kids. Summer has started, well, with stress. It's started with a lack of stability and security as we look towards the unknown. For our kiddos who have experienced trauma, summer, and particularly, this summer brings fear. My friend, Kristin Berry, and I talk through what this season is like for our children who have experienced great loss in their lives. We can have a great summer; it might take a little more planning and a whole lot of grace.
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| 0:00.0 | meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey. |
| 0:05.6 | This is The Forgotten podcast. |
| 0:09.4 | We know that our brains are amazing. |
| 0:12.0 | They're fantastic. |
| 0:13.1 | And they store memories of things that we can't even articulate. |
| 0:16.9 | We may have a response to something based on a smell or a color. |
| 0:22.8 | You know, one of our senses picks up on something and it throws us back into a feeling of |
| 0:28.6 | something in the past. |
| 0:34.0 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. |
| 0:35.8 | Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast. If you are part of the foster care |
| 0:40.1 | community, passionate about serving, or simply interested in learning more, today's conversation |
| 0:46.1 | with my guest, Kristen Berry, is for you. Summer sort of started early this year, and yet it didn't, because when we anticipate summer, |
| 0:57.4 | we think of swimming, of no school, of extracurriculars, and of course, none of this has been |
| 1:03.8 | our experience. Parents and kids alike have had to learn how to navigate this time of quarantine, |
| 1:12.7 | and many of us still are. |
| 1:21.0 | The future is still unknown. Our normal ended abruptly, and that has been difficult, but thankfully we are not without hope. If your last few months have been a struggle, I hope today's conversation becomes a much-needed reset for you. |
| 1:31.8 | We can have a great summer. |
| 1:33.7 | It might take a little more planning and definitely it will take a lot of grace. |
| 1:38.5 | But I'll say it again, we can have a great and memorable summer. |
| 1:46.9 | I am certainly thankful to have Kristen with us to share her experience. Prepare to walk away with tools to help you in your journey, but don't worry, |
| 1:52.9 | you don't have to take notes. We've already done that for you. You can find my takeaways from |
| 1:57.8 | today's conversation, as well as more information about how to connect with |
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