By Valarie Edwards Documentary filmmaker Yusef Presley was just 5 when he was separated from his sister, 7-year-old Khalia. The two initially entered foster care in the same family, but were later separated. Presley was […]
By Mary C. Cox In June 2020 our local agency called, asking if we had room for a 2-year-old boy. That’s when Liam, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, came to us. […]
By Dr. Alexándrea Evans Oneal The American Academy of Pediatrics classifies youth in foster care as “children with special health care needs” due to the high prevalence of mental health, chronic illness and developmental concerns […]
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 […]
By John DeGarmo, Ed.D. Anxiety in children experiencing a disruption can manifest in a number of ways, perhaps none more frequently than separation anxiety, excessive concern over separation from home, family, and from those to […]
by Anya Candor Children in foster care may need additional attention in certain areas of learning, including language development. A 2020 study in Sciencedirect.com examined the cognitive function of children in foster care versus that […]
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 […]
by John Kelly About 1 in 10 youth in foster care are entitled to Social Security benefits either due to physical or mental disability, or they are the named beneficiary of one or both of […]
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