Fostering children

If you're looking for different ways to welcome new foster children into your home, here's a list of good items that you can provide to a new child entering your home! New homes can be overwhelming and they may only show up with a garbage bag full of their personal belongings, so these are some creative ways you can make them feel comfortable and at home!

What to do the FIRST night! Great post no only for foster placement, but older child adoptions!

Are you nervous about your home study to become a foster parent? Review this list of Foster Care Home Study Questions to know what to expect and find other Tips for Foster Parents.

How many students are in the foster care system? School nurses who have been touched by students in foster care can write an I am poem and submit it

Are you a new foster parent? These tips for first time foster parents will help you get a head start with your first placement! Did you know that...

Set your family up for success when navigating the foster care system with these helpful list of books about foster care and books for foster children.

Are you bringing a child home from another country? Are you welcoming a foster child into your life? Are you adopting an infant? Here are some ways to bond with your adopted or foster child. 1) Roc…

My Invisible Children – Still Orphans

A friend got a call today that she’s getting her first placement as a foster parent: a newborn baby boy. Her questions made me want to put together a list of suggestions to ask if you’re picking up a newborn. These are different than the questions you might ask for the placement of an older child.

The truth about foster parenting and the toll fostering hurt children could have on you and your marriage. #adoption attachment parenting

You decided to foster! Maybe you are now taking the training classes or waiting on your first placement? Or perhaps you are still thinking about it, in that case, don’t buy anything yet because you will have plenty of time during your training to shop. I have included a free shopping list download in this post: “Top 10 items to buy before you get your first foster child placement.” #hopetohome #fostercare #fosterplacement

Before you bristle too hard at the title, stick with me. Back when Milkman and I started our journey to welcome non-biological children into our home, it was with one goal in mind: adoption. We kne…

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The inside scoop on what families in the midst of foster care find helpful, and things that aren’t.

For my final project, I chose a visual campaign to increase foster parenting in the Latino community.

Accepting a new foster placement is a big decision. This list of key questions to ask the caseworker before welcoming a foster child will guide you as...

If you want to know how to make your foster children feel welcome in your home. Here are a few things that you might want to know.

Why the relationship with bio and birth parents really matters in foster and adoption. We need to stop hating on people who lost their kids to CPS!

When children arrive in a new foster home, they might not have all the necessary hygiene items they need. Creating a hygiene supply basket for children in foster care can help with the transition. #WaitNoMore #FosterCare #Adoption #FocusOnTheFamily #fostering #foster #fosterparents children in foster care, simple diy, free download

Dear foster parent in your first week, Exhale. You did it! You probably have very limited time to read this so I will keep it brief. Over the past two years we have welcomed three young children into our home and each child was unique in their response and needs. I want to share some ideas on what to do but first I want to encourage you.