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Paths for Families Founder & CEO Shares Insights on Creating a Family Podcast

Janice Goldwater, Founder & CEO of Paths for Families, was recently a guest on the Creating a Family podcast. The episode focuses on dealing with difficult situations that arise during the holiday season.

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Janice Goldwater, founder and CEO of Paths for Families, offered her perspective on the Creating a Family podcast episode entitled “Navigating Sticky Situations That Arise During the Holidays”. The podcast addresses the following topics:

  • Incorporating very different traditions around the holidays. Differences in gift-giving styles.
  • Managing expectations of gifts
  • Incorporating birth family
  • How do we handle grandparents/older relatives who are very vocal about current affairs, race issues, politics, government systems (foster system) in earshot of kids?
  • Child is of a different religion or no religion. If the holiday is religious, how to handle with adoption or fostering?
  • What do you do when grandparents show a clear preference for biological grandchildren.

Listen to the Podcast Here!