In this report, we review how policy has shaped the experiences and outcomes of children in foster care, where policy has succeeded, and where it falls short of achieving its goals. We then identify opportunities for federal and state policy to better support the safety, health, and well‐...
but it’s the advocate of something — I’m thinking any parent or parents who will be discouraged from having a third kid because it’s a little bit too much hassle to figure out the car-seat arrangement is probably the kind of parent that we should be grateful are not having ...
Youth often exit the foster care system unprepared to face a world that demands basic skills they were never taught by parents or guardians. Social workers can help bridge that gap by offering tangible resources, emotional...
You CANNOT be too prepared to foster. Parenting books are great, and I do recommend those as well, but what I am talking about is reading stuff written by actual foster parents. Whether it be blogs or books, you want to hear the good AND the bad to know what you are in for. Here ...
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, parenting classes, anger management, parent coaching" and more. The ultimate goal of programs like The Center's is to protect the child, educate the families and attempt to break the foster care cycle. The agency strives to get the foster child back home with their parent or parents....
For National Foster Care month, an inside look at a program that gives experts in analytics, design, and other fields a chance to reinvent all aspects of foster care.
Overprotective parents can make even the simplest things, like going out with friends and having a boyfriend, into major sources of conflict. This creates long-term problems for the child. Learn some tips on how to get them to give you some freedom.
These tools may help you process your emotions, foster self-care, and even work toward reconciliation when possible. Let’s Have a Conversation: Where do you find yourself in the process of letting your adult children go? Where are you on the journey to finding yourself in your sixties?