Handling Behaviors
A former foster youth with a degree in social work shares tips on how to handle challenging behaviors from youth in your care By Katarina Kabick, MSW Foster youth are often punished for normal developmental […]
A former foster youth with a degree in social work shares tips on how to handle challenging behaviors from youth in your care By Katarina Kabick, MSW Foster youth are often punished for normal developmental […]
By Kim Phagan-Hansel There’s a new kid on the Sesame Street block and her story centers around foster care. Karli was introduced during National Foster Care Month in May by the Sesame Street in Communities […]
By Sara Tiano Disneyland is a dream destination for pretty much every kid in America. Though it may be hard to imagine improving on the happiest place on Earth, one group is making it even […]
By Carrie Dahlin One of the conflicting aspects of fostering can be knowing when to use your voice, how to speak up for the children in your care and when to embrace your emotions or […]
By Kim Phagan-Hansel Its taken Regina Louise a lifetime to get here. When Louise released her first book, Somebody’s Someone, in 2003, she was on a mission to tell the story of a poor, abused […]
While I do not always want to or like it, as a transracially adopted person, I think and talk about differences of race, class and culture a lot. I feel compelled to engage in thoughtful […]
By Joshua Christian When I was growing up as a foster child it was hard to feel normal when I was adapting to new schools, parents, siblings, friends, etc. For example, I remember when I […]
By Sara Tiano Inside and outside the foster care community, mental health is a pressing issue that impacts the lives of millions of Americans. In recent years, there has been a healthy trend toward facing […]
By Laura Hutton Foster parent training provides a lot of information regarding how to work effectively with children in foster care but it usually includes little information about how to work effectively with their parents. […]
By Kim Phagan-Hansel When Director Sean Anders and his wife Beth decided about eight years ago to look into adopting from the foster care system, it started as a joke. After struggling some financially as […]
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