Lighten Their Load

Stacey Goodson, MS, has worked in child welfare for more than 14 years and has been a foster parent of teenagers for 11. She has five sons and one daughter, permanently from foster care (some are adopted, some are guardianship). All but one of them are adults. In her free time, Goodson loves to travel, work out and coach multiple sports. She earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in human services with an emphasis in family and community studies from Grand Valley State University. She has a strong belief every child deserves the opportunity to be the best version of themselves. For more ways to build connections with teenagers and more behavior management ideas for teenagers in foster care, be sure to pick up a copy of her book “Triple Threat: Teenagers, Talking and Trauma.”