Provide a secure and predictable home to help adopted kids heal
Attachment is vital for healthy development, mental health and relationships. Children who are adopted may have…
Successfully age out of foster care and begin life on your own
Each year, between 20,000 to 25,000 foster children age out of the system and attempt to…
Be a foster parent and have a great marriage
Marriage can be tough. Every marriage is going to experience challenges from time to time. It…
Don’t let being a foster parent strain or ruin your marriage
Marriage can be tough. Every marriage is going to experience challenges from time to time. It…
Create a great relationship with your foster child’s caseworker
In order to be a truly successful foster parent, you will need to work closely with…
How can foster parents and birth parents successfully co-parent?
It can be quite difficult having a foster child in your home. He or she may…
Achieving a healthy transition from foster custody to legal adoption
The last name on your newly adopted child’s certificate of adoption may read the same as…
Foster parents must be involved in school to help kids succeed
For children in foster care to succeed in school, foster parents must lead the charge and…
How to protect foster children from the dangers of cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is the use of technology to embarrass, threaten, tease, harass or even target another person….
Keep foster children safe from the dangers of sexting
Sexting is the act of sending sexual messages or nude/semi-nude photos to another person over an…