Pandemic Parenting
When learning went online adoptive mom Helen Tracy had to prioritize advocating for her son’s education By Nadra Nittle As a parent and a teacher, Helen Tracy has unique insight into how to best meet […]
When learning went online adoptive mom Helen Tracy had to prioritize advocating for her son’s education By Nadra Nittle As a parent and a teacher, Helen Tracy has unique insight into how to best meet […]
By Thalia Bernal There is no catch-them-all term for what it means to be in the foster care system. No word or single experience can explain it. We enter the foster care system at different […]
By Jennie Owens Forever Homes Publishing, 2019, ISBN: 978-108-1166519, 238 pages, $17.95 Adoptive mom Jennie Owens shares her journey through the adoption of three older children and the ensuing challenges of parenting children who’ve experienced […]
Thoughtful solutions to common problems of adoptive, foster and kinship youth By Rick Delaney, Ph.D., and Charley Joyce, LICSW Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota Publishing, 2020, ISBN: 978-1-7345612-0-3, 152 pages, $19.99 “Behavior with a […]
By Janina Scarlet, Ph.D. Illustrations by Vince Alvendia New Harbinger Publications, 2020, ISBN: 978-1-68403-174-0, 120 pages, $19.95 The importance of processing early life traumatic events is showcased in “Dark Agents,” the first in a series […]
A film by Roger Weisberg 55 minutes, https://brokenplacesfilm.com/ This newly released film follows several families from the late 1980s through 2018, detailing the challenges they face overcoming a variety of adversities, including growing up in […]
As foster, adoptive and kinship families face additional stress during the pandemic, practicing self-care becomes more crucial. By Suzin Bartley Caring for children in need is stressful even in the best of situations, but the […]
By Christie Renick As protests against police brutality have blossomed into a new chapter of America’s civil rights movement this year, child welfare experts say it is never too early in a child’s life to […]
The tiny home trend becomes the housing answer for some foster youth in West Virginia By Christie Renick Nestled among the rolling hills and winding creeks of West Virginia, not far from the Kentucky state […]
By Jessica Overstreet The current crisis that you are facing and the emotions you are experiencing during this pandemic are like what foster youth experience every day. People are now walking in our shoes as […]
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