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Oh sweet summer time. Longer days. Campfires. Beach trips. Meltdowns. Ice cream. Nothing is more frustrating than meltdowns and challenging behaviors from our kids, interrupting our best-laid plans for a fun adventure. You see, while we dream of family bonding and making memories, our kids thrive on predictability and routine. While we’re trying to pack […]
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Growing up in Ohio, Diamond Walker felt like Cinderella — out of place, unwanted, unloved and unheard. She entered foster care at age 9, after her mother never came home one evening. “I just knew people were talking about me,” said Walker, 25. “It was like, ‘Oh, that’s the foster kid. Oh, that’s the kid […]
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Aiana Dadanova always loved expressing herself through drawing and painting, but when she entered the foster care system at 17, she found herself living in a Manhattan group home where the art supplies were usually locked up. The only staff member with the key was often too busy “dealing with another crisis” to encourage any…
For children in foster care, money management is not just a practical life skill. It is a stability skill. Many youth who experience foster care move frequently, have limited control over personal decisions and age into adulthood with fewer financial safety nets. National data consistently show that young adults who move out of the foster…
As the author shares in the opening paragraphs of the book, “Murder, Motherhood, and Miraculous Grace,” a simple yes in 1996 forever changed the lives of Debra and Al Moerke. The family were veteran foster parents of 14 years when they welcomed a newborn into their family and then shortly thereafter that child’s siblings. In…
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Modeling good communication and positive interaction with a child’s birth family can make all the difference. But it’s not always easy. See what the experts have to say and pick up tips and strategies.
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