How to Talk to My Kids About Fostering
Explaining to your family and friends what foster care is and why you want to open your home to a child can be
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Foster Parenting Tips
Top 3 Tips for Being a Flexible Foster Parent
If anyone knows about the ups and downs of fostering, it’s Brian Blythe and John Kristiansen. Adoptive fathers to four little girls, these
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Decorating a Room for Your Foster Child
Everyone knows the stress that comes with decorating. There are so many choices to make from picking the perfect shade of paint to
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Don’t be Scared by Respite Care
Many parents hit a point while raising their children when they need a weekend to themselves to relax and restore their sanity. For
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FAFS Food: 4 Easy-To-Make BBQ-Style Foods
Introducing FAFS Food – Quick Meals for Foster Parents Parenting is hard – and then you have to cook! Quick meals for foster parents
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How to Help Your Foster Child Achieve Academic Success
School can be stressful for any child between homework, tests and making friends, but for foster children it can be particularly difficult. Along
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Disaster Preparedness: 5 Hurricane Prep Tips for Hurricane Irma
5 years ago, Hurricane Sandy made landfall and changed the lives of thousands of New Jersey residents. This year, Hurricane Harvey decimated Houston
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Fostering Children with RAD
After welcoming your foster son into your home, you noticed he seemed unreceptive to every attempt you made to form a connection with
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Unlocking Hidden Emotions: Play Therapy for Foster Children
Trying to understand what a child is thinking can be difficult. Without the ability to express themselves, or if past trauma has affected
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Summer Activities for Your Foster Child
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
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