Helping Children With Trauma at Halloween
Trauma is all too common for many foster children whose lives have already been rocked by anger, confusion, and separation. These kids are often scared of the dark, and freaked out by thunderstorms, and shaken by loud voices and visions of monsters under their bed. At...
Baby Safety Month: How Foster Care Keeps Babies Safe
Providing foster care for a newborn is labor-intensive and demanding, but there’s great satisfaction in understanding the safety foster homes provide to vulnerable infants. Some of the youngest children in foster care have only been outside their mother’s womb for a...
Back-to-School Tips for Foster Parents
Back-to-School Tips for Foster Parents It’s that time of year again – families are starting to get ready for summer to end and school to begin. Preparing to switch gears from the lazy, unstructured days of summer to the more defined routine of the school year can...
Before You Foster…
Parenting requires a great deal of time and energy. Having a healthy marriage is foundational for parenting in general, but even more so for foster parenting. Couples should do careful self-assessment before becoming foster parents. Evaluate your communication and...Gallery
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