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Connecting, Reconnecting

July 1, 2023 Valarie Edwards 0

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 […]

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Self-Care is Not a Luxury

July 1, 2023 Valarie Edwards 0

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. […]

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Teaching Doctors Patient Care

May 1, 2023 Valarie Edwards 0

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 […]

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Asked & Answered: Welcoming a New Child

March 14, 2023 Sarah St. Gelais 0

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 […]

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Asked & Answered: Resources for Grief

February 28, 2023 Sarah St. Gelais 0

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 […]

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Asked & Answered: Books for Middle Schoolers

February 14, 2023 Sarah St. Gelais 0

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 […]

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Children in Foster Care & Mental Health Disorders

February 6, 2023 Valarie Edwards 0

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 […]

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Helping Children Meet Language Milestones

February 6, 2023 Valarie Edwards 0

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 […]

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Asked & Answered: Goal Setting for Kids

January 31, 2023 Sarah St. Gelais 0

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 […]

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Protecting Social Security Benefits for Youth in Foster Care

January 18, 2023 Valarie Edwards 0

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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