Fostering Families Today Feature

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 […]

Fostering Families Today Feature

Seeking Normal

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 […]

Fostering Families Today Feature

Working with Parents

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. […]