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The reflective and celebratory time of year is the perfect opportunity to explore elevating how we extend love through grace. Parenting in today’s modern world is complicated. Parenting through foster care and adoption adds complexity to the experience that can lead to a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Excitement, hope and love are often […]

As a resource parent, it can be exciting to welcome a new child into your family. It’s likely been a long journey, preparing yourself and your family to embrace a child who needs love and a safe place. It’s normal for new resource parents to set expectations for what things might look like, especially after […]

The holiday season may be stressful for many of us, but it is also the time to give grace to ourselves and the children we care for. We asked current foster, kinship and adoptive parents how they give grace. Here’s what they told us: “Remembering that little ones might be unhappy despite our best efforts […]

Oh sweet summer time. Longer days. Campfires. Beach trips. Meltdowns. Ice cream. Nothing is more frustrating than meltdowns and challenging behaviors from our kids, interrupting our best-laid plans for a fun adventure. You see, while we dream of family bonding and making memories, our kids thrive on predictability and routine. While we’re trying to pack […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. November and December, aka “giving season,” have historically been the months when people are most generous, and most willing to support and donate to causes they care about. We asked current foster, adoptive and kinship parents how they teach the children […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. The holiday season can be tough for children in foster care. They may spend the holidays separated from family, without their usual traditions. Or they may have negative feelings about the holiday season due to past experiences. We asked current foster, […]

One of the great joys of being part of the foster and adoption communities is hearing about the moments of transformation that can happen as families expand and individuals commit fully to the children entrusted to them. It’s particularly moving when these moments of transformation are part of holiday traditions. As we head into the […]

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Post-Halloween, many families find themselves drowning in candy, and debating the best way to use it. Should you let your kids eat as much as they want? Should you ration it out? Should you use it to make other treats? We […]