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...
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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)...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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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