even as the county remains responsible for their care. After years of county officials promising more safe and reliable placement options for older foster kids, a sprawling federal lawsuit is putting new pressure on the nation’s largest child welfare system to get it done. ...
• “After reaching the age of 18, 20% of the children who were in foster care will become instantly homeless.” • “Only 1 out of every 2 foster kids who age out of the system will have some form of gai...
Kevin is a foster and adoptive father through4KIDSand has been involved with 4KIDS since 2007. He joined the 4KIDS team as President in 2017 and is committed to using his passion and drive for the 4KIDS mission. He has a deep personal love and compassion for the forgotten children. ...
There are many out there. 1 Reply Liz P. Reply to Ellie 5 months ago Ellie, be careful. I have seen an elderly gentleman neighbor who added his children’s names to his house deed in an attempt to beat the medicaid look-back at assets, and the kids quite literally put him on...
Talking with Your Teen: 10 Tips for Meaningful Connection Rachael Coughlin The teenage years can be challenging for parents and kids, but having meaningful connection can lead to better outcomes. ... Read More Privileged Teenagers: The Art of Not Raising a Brat… ...
If we foster creativity, fuel curiosity and help people relate via relationships and empathy then we empower kids to be 100 percent reliant on themselves and nothing else. They’ll be adaptable to change in a world that we can’t yet foresee, agile and able to change fast; they will thr...
Growth Starts Here:How Children Benefit from a Nursery Education儿童如何从托班教育中受益Little Ives arrives bright and early at school every day. He takes a moment to say good morning to his teachers, then changes his sh...
It's also important to remember that teaching kids about consent isn't always just about sex. Rather, it’s about having control of your body. As such, what you teach them around this will change as they grow up. The topic is of utmost importance because many schools don't even discuss...
What we often do is keep a picture in our minds of our child and how they will fulfill these needs and desires for us. What happens when that child rejects us? In my case, and for many other moms, we completely freak out! What Went Wrong ...
Many theorists have proposed that a child's interactions with other people can shape their growing sense of right and wrong. But experiments to pinpoint exactly what kinds of interactions are most helpful have been lacking, said first author Leon Li, who did the research with developmental psycho...