Articles by Sarah St. Gelais

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Entering a new home can be overwhelming and scary for a child of any age. We asked current foster, adoptive and […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Grief can be hard to process and work through for anyone, but especially children. We asked current foster, adoptive and kinship […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Do you have a middle school-aged child who is a reluctant reader? We asked current foster, adoptive and kinship parents what […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. What does healthy goal-setting look like for kids? How can you support – and not pressure – your kids to set […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Cold and flu season is in full swing, and you may be struggling to get sick children to take the medicine […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Parental incarceration can be one of the hardest topics to talk about with children. We asked current foster, adoptive and kinship […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. November and December, aka “giving season,” have historically been the months when people are most generous, and most willing to support […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. For children who have experienced food scarcity and hunger, insecurity about food can be a long lasting concern. We asked current […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Reading is a great hobby to help children develop literacy, vocabulary and imagination. We asked current foster, kinship and adoptive parents […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. The holiday season can be tough for children in foster care. They may spend the holidays separated from family, without their […]