Kinship Navigator Program: Finding Help January 18, 2018Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator 1 The day you saw the full extent of your daughter’s addiction was the day you decided your grandson needed to live with you [...]
Don’t be Scared by Respite Care December 1, 2017Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator 2 Many parents hit a point while raising their children when they need a weekend to themselves to relax and restore their sanity. For [...]
Challenges of Kinship Care: Talking About Bio Parents October 20, 2017Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator Comment You’re used to your granddaughter coming to spend a weekend with you every once in a while, but this time it’s entirely different [...]
How to Help Your Foster Child Achieve Academic Success September 22, 2017Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator 1 School can be stressful for any child between homework, tests and making friends, but for foster children it can be particularly difficult. Along [...]
Fostering Children with RAD August 25, 2017August 22, 2017Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator 2 After welcoming your foster son into your home, you noticed he seemed unreceptive to every attempt you made to form a connection with [...]
Summer Activities for Your Foster Child June 16, 2017Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator Comment With the hustle and bustle of the school year coming to a close, you’ve probably started wondering what you’ll do now that your [...]
How to Talk to Your Foster Child About Her Parents May 19, 2017Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator 1 There are many conversations parents never look forward to having with their children, such as answering why the family pet is no longer [...]
Stress-reducing Tactics for Foster Parents March 10, 2017March 9, 2017Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator 1 In the Anxiety and Depression Association of America’s (ADAA) most recent study, they found that 70% of adults in America deal with stress [...]
How to Make Your Foster Child Feel at Home January 20, 2017January 19, 2017Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator 5 Welcoming your foster child into your home isn’t going to be as easy as simply opening your door. You need to treat him [...]
Encouraging Foster Children: Conquering the Fear of Failure November 11, 2016November 10, 2016Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator Comment When you look back to your childhood, you can probably pick out very specific things that scared you, such as clowns or being [...]