Foster Children and Medical Care
Foster children, who are removed from their families due to abuse and neglect, often experience physical and emotional trauma – and they aren’t
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Caring For Foster Children
How Do I Know When My Foster Care Placement Has Run Its Course?
Foster parents should be prepared for challenging behavior when they decide to open their home to vulnerable children. But once you’ve gone forward
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A Guide to Talking to Your Foster Teen About Sex
The entire family is at the dinner table enjoying a meal. Your foster teen has her cell phone but leaves it by mistake
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Foster Children and Pets: Providing Comfort and Maintaining Safety
For a foster child, pets can be a cornerstone of emotional health, sharers of unconditional friendship and a constant presence in a world
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Fostering Teens
Foster teens have memories that are full of experiences they’ll never forget. A long summer day, a tried and true friendship or a
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Foster Care and Music
(Please turn on your speakers to experience this musically interactive blog!) Raising foster children is like writing a song. In the beginning, it’s
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Fostering Children
No matter how long ago it may have been, childhood is a time that leaves a mark on the present. Many of us
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Fostering Babies: Invest in the Future
Every baby born into the world represents another chance to improve upon the past and feel hopeful about the future. But it takes
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Celebrating LGBTQI Foster Kids and Parents
With Pride Month coming to a close and the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality, June has been a historically
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