July 2022 Archives

Asked & Answered: Bedtime Routines Part 1

July 26, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Bedtime can be the hardest time of the day for parents of young children. We asked current foster, kinship and adoptive […]

Asked & Answered: Encouraging Quotes

July 19, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. As a parent, it can be easy to feel frustrated, discouraged and tired. We asked current foster, kinship and adoptive parents […]

Asked & Answered: Sibling Conflict

July 12, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Occasional (or even frequent) conflict is a given when you have siblings together in a home. Sibling conflict is a normal […]

Bringing Ideas to Life

July 11, 2022 Valarie Edwards 0

by Jena Hengstler Recently, while rushing around trying to clean the house, do laundry and pack for an upcoming trip, I found a pile of food scraps my 6-year-old son had left on the kitchen […]

Asked & Answered: Self-Care

July 5, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. For many parents, personal mental health and self-care can become deprioritized in the busyness of raising children. We asked current foster, […]

Rainy Days and Lazy Mornings

July 4, 2022 Valarie Edwards 0

by Jena Hengstler Summertime is the ideal time to get outdoors for days filled with adventure, picnics, sunshine, summer sports and all things vitamin D and fresh air. However, an occasional rainy day may have […]

Torn Apart

July 1, 2022 Valarie Edwards 0

Many believe the child welfare system protects children from abuse. But as Torn Apart uncovers, this system is designed to punish Black families. Drawing on decades of research, legal scholar and sociologist Dorothy Roberts reveals […]

Beyond Racial Division

July 1, 2022 Valarie Edwards 0

Efforts at colorblindness and antiracism have not been very effective in addressing racial tensions in the United States. Colorblindness ignores the realities of race and the history of injustice. On the other hand, antiracism centers […]

Raceless

July 1, 2022 Valarie Edwards 0

After her father’s death Georgina unravels the truth about her parentage — and the racial identity she had been denied. She fled from England and the turmoil of her home-life to live in Black communities […]

Layla, the Last Black Unicorn

July 1, 2022 Valarie Edwards 0

Award-winning comedienne-actress Tiffany Haddish’s newest book “Layla, the Last Black Unicorn” is her first written for children, ages 4-8. The 19-page book co-written by Jerdine Nolen, features the colorful work of illustrator Jessica Gibson. While […]