A Dozen Things I Wish I’d Known Before Fostering
Foster parenting can be a rich, rewarding journey—for you and your spouse, for your biological family, and for your foster child. To help you avoid unexpected pitfalls and disappointment that can surface as you embark on this adventure, here’s a rundown of some basic...
Five Things Every Child Needs to Hear
Our words have power Kind words are like honey, sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. –Proverbs 16:24 A person’s words can be life-giving water; words of true wisdom are as refreshing as a bubbling brook. –Proverbs 18:4 “Kind words can be short and easy to...
A New Beginning for Struggling Families: How Foster Care Helps
Happy New Year! With 2022 in the rear view mirror, it’s time to crack open a shiny, new calendar and think “new beginnings.” It’s time for a fresh start, maybe even a “do-over.” Collaborating with birth parents, adoptive and foster families, government agencies, and...
Family is the Best Gift
Being blessed with a healthy family is no small thing—because the benefits are far-reaching. When you’ve been raised in a strong family, it’s easy to overlook the advantages you’ve enjoyed. But fostering or adopting a child from a troubled family often brings them...
Help At-Risk Youth in Foster Care During National Adoption Month
Over 117,000 children and youth across the country are in foster care waiting for a forever family. Many are teenagers at risk of aging out of foster care without permanent family connections. In 2020, more than 20 percent of those waiting to be adopted were teens,...
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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