Spring Fever: 8 Outdoor Activities for Foster Families
Spring is the perfect time to plan some memorable outdoor activities with your foster children! There’s nothing like getting outside in God’s creation to cultivate childhood wonder—and create meaningful connections with kids. Here are eight ideas to whet your appetite...
Qualities of Successful Foster Parents
Becoming a foster parent is a noble and rewarding undertaking. It’s a labor of love. But it’s not for the faint of heart. Like anything worthwhile in your life, it will come at a cost. But, having an opportunity to introduce stability and unconditional love to a child...
Showing Love to Your Foster Children
As our attention turns to love this month, what a great time to express it to the precious foster children God has brought into your life. You can make a lasting difference in the life of your foster child by showing them how special they are! Harness the power of...
A Dozen New Year’s Resolutions for Foster Parents
Dream big. Be awesome. Live life colorfully. Dance in the rain. Choose happy. What’s on your list of New Year’s resolutions for 2024? A fresh year brings opportunities for new hope, new joys, and new beginnings. For those of us with foster children and teens...
Five Biblical Truths for Foster Parents
Preparing to celebrate the arrival of the Christ child to our world, we often talk and sing about Emmanuel, God with Us. May it give you hope and joy this Christmas season to reflect on the fact that the Almighty Creator of the Universe cared enough about you that he...
Five Ways to Instill An Attitude of Gratitude in Your Foster Kids
As our thoughts turn to thankfulness this month, what an excellent time to do some soul-searching about how grateful we truly are—and how well we do expressing it! Research shows that thankful people are generally happier and experience more positive emotions than...
Foster Care: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going!
Loving others comes at a cost, but it’s so worth it! It’s complicated, messy, and sometimes just plain messed up. Foster care can cause even the most gung-ho enthusiast to spiral into a burned-out skeptic. Tangling with endless trauma-induced behaviors, paper work,...
Back to School Tips for Foster Families
Returning to school can be a stressful experience for children. For kids in foster care, these stressors can be especially acute, since many are already navigating unfamiliar living situations. Here are several helpful parenting tips to help you coach your foster kids...
Managing Meltdowns
For many foster parents, meltdown management is the most difficult and even traumatic facet of caregiving. A child’s intense response to what they perceive as an overwhelming circumstance often results in a complete loss of behavioral control, leading to an...Gallery
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