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    3 Strengths That Will Help You As a Foster Parent
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    3 Strengths That Will Help You As a Foster Parent

    Every foster parent brings unique strengths and experience to their role. Every child has different needs, so it is a great thing that...
    Back to Bullies: Foster Kids and Bullies at School
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Back to Bullies: Foster Kids and Bullies at School

    Foster parents are used to dealing with the ugly realities of this life, but we may not think about the fact that removing children from...
    The Benefits of Building Relationships: Part 1: Getting to Know Your Foster Child’s Family
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Benefits of Building Relationships: Part 1: Getting to Know Your Foster Child’s Family

    Foster children’s families may have made some poor choices, but they usually truly love their children and worry about their wellbeing....
    Preparing Your Kids for Respite Care
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Preparing Your Kids for Respite Care

    Respite care can be a great support for foster parents, especially treatment foster parents, especially when the kids have a good...
    Trauma-Induced Laundry
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Trauma-Induced Laundry

    Laundry: one of the unending struggles of parenthood. All parents have pondered the mystery of how such small people can produce so much...
    Foster Care: Expect the Unexpected
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Foster Care: Expect the Unexpected

    I always say that anything can happen in foster care, and yet I am still surprised in big and small ways. This week was one of those...
    Why It’s Hard to Teach Foster Kids About Stranger Danger
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Why It’s Hard to Teach Foster Kids About Stranger Danger

    Stranger Danger is a basic concept that parents teach their kids in order to keep them safe. Unfortunately, the concept of stranger...
    Cleaning up Other People’s Messes
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Cleaning up Other People’s Messes

    Last week, our little guy came home from a visit and had explosive gastrointestinal distress (I will spare you the horrifying details)...
    Daniel Tiger and the Struggle of Uncertainty
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Daniel Tiger and the Struggle of Uncertainty

    Our little guy loves Daniel Tiger . We don’t let him have much screen time , but it’s the main thing he does watch. In general, I love...
    Things to Tell Your Respite Provider
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Things to Tell Your Respite Provider

    Respite care can be a great way for foster parents to get some time for self-care , but preparing for your children to stay with a...
    Facebook and Foster Care Part II: Social Media and Foster Youths
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Facebook and Foster Care Part II: Social Media and Foster Youths

    As a naïve young teen in the early days of online chat rooms, I blindly wandered into the treacherous waters of the internet and neither...
    Facebook and Foster Care Part I: How to Maintain Confidentiality in the Digital Age
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Facebook and Foster Care Part I: How to Maintain Confidentiality in the Digital Age

    When I scroll through my facebook newsfeed, it’s filled with adorable photos of my friends’ children. My kids are incredibly cute, the...
    Seeking Support as a Foster Parent
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Seeking Support as a Foster Parent

    One of the reasons former and current foster parents say they quit or have considered quitting foster care is that they don’t feel...
    The Importance of Being a Kid: Giving Children in Foster Care Back Their Childhoods
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Importance of Being a Kid: Giving Children in Foster Care Back Their Childhoods

    Foster kids are still kids. It seems like this should go without saying, but sadly, that is not always the case. Yes, foster kids have...
    3 Ways To Help Prevent Foster Parent Burnout
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    3 Ways To Help Prevent Foster Parent Burnout

    1. Know Your Limits You need to establish your limits before you even have a child placed in your home. Children in foster care have...
    5 Things To Say to Drive a Foster Parent Crazy (And What to Say Instead)
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    5 Things To Say to Drive a Foster Parent Crazy (And What to Say Instead)

    People are curious about foster care and often want to ask foster parents questions. We know this and are usually open to talking, but...
    I Could Never Do That; I’d Get Too Attached Part II: Why The Grief and Loss are Worth It
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    I Could Never Do That; I’d Get Too Attached Part II: Why The Grief and Loss are Worth It

    You may be convinced that, as discussed in our previous post, children need attachment and it is good when foster parents get attached....
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