Spend Summer at Ease: Start with a Routine
At the end of the school year, kids can be brimming with excitement – their thoughts wandering towards summer break as they sign
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True Story: The Nurtured Heart Approach® and Me
Grounded. That’s a word I became very familiar with in high school. No, I don’t mean grounded as in “realistic” – I mean
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Mindfulness for Foster Parents
Sometimes our day to day activities can feel like too much. From packing lunches to dropping the kids off at school to arriving
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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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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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How to Make Your Foster Child Feel at Home
Welcoming your foster child into your home isn’t going to be as easy as simply opening your door. You need to treat him
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Finding Help in the 21st Century: Foster Parent Networks
Foster parents have to cope with a lot of unique situations, whether they’re dealing with medically fragile children or navigating the complexities of
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Stocking Up for Survival: Food Hoarding in Foster Children
When you don’t know where your next meal is coming from, it’s understandable that you would try to save every morsel. For thousands
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