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Top 10 Tips for New Foster Families

November 1, 2022 Valarie Edwards 0

by Dionne Joseph The word “foster” has Germanic and Old English origins. It simply means to nourish. As a foster parent for more than six years, I believe foster parenting is about nourishing children and […]

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Roadside Lemonade Stands Support Foster Youth

November 1, 2022 Valarie Edwards 0

by Jordyn Taylor There’s nothing quite like a tall, cool glass of lemonade to beat the summer heat. And nothing brings quite as much joy as mixing up a pitcher of the sweet, tart refresher […]

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Asked & Answered: Reading and Screen Time (Part Five)

October 25, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Many parents have a hard time incorporating reading into their children’s day-to-day routines – especially when their children prefer screen time. […]

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Asked & Answered: After School Routines

October 18, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Having an after school routine is an important part of ensuring homework is completed and evenings at home run smoothly. We […]

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Asked & Answered: Reading and Screen Time (Part Four)

October 11, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Do your children spend the majority of their free time watching TV, playing video games or using social media? We asked […]

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Asked & Answered: Getting Outside

October 5, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Is it a challenge to get your kids outdoors? We asked current foster, kinship and adoptive parents how they encourage outdoor […]

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Asked & Answered: Reading and Screen Time (Part Three)

September 27, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Children who read at home often develop better vocabularies and literacy than those who don’t. We asked current foster, kinship and […]

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Youth Voice: Where Are They Now?

September 22, 2022 Sarah Seungju Kim 0

by Sarah Kim In 2016, Fostering Media Connections launched its Youth Voice program, which teaches journalism and other pre-professional skills to youth in foster care. To date, the program has published more than 100 articles […]

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Asked & Answered: Why Did You Become a Foster Parent?

September 20, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. We asked current foster parents what inspired them to open their homes to children in need. Here are their stories: “I […]

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Telehealth Reshapes Mental Healthcare for Youth in Foster Care

September 19, 2022 Sarah Seungju Kim 0

by Sarah Kim Chances are many of you are familiar with telehealth therapy, a trend prompted in part by the pandemic, which shifted typical in-person engagements, including psychological services for youth in foster care, to […]

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