The holidays can be a time of joy and celebration – sitting by a warm fire, decorating your home, opening a gift, or making a family recipe together. The holiday season is a time often celebrated with family and loved ones. For foster parents, it offers an opportunity...
In the Cambridge dictionary, co-parenting is defined as “sharing responsibility for raising a child, often between people who do not live together as a couple or when one person is not the biological parent of the child.” As a foster parent, your...
“I could never be a foster parent – I’d be afraid of getting too attached.” Let’s be honest. If you’re thinking about becoming a foster parent, haven’t you thought about this? Acknowledge that it’s okay to feel this way First and...
Foster Parents are encouraged to practice self-care to recharge, refocus and relax for optimal mental and physical well-being. So What Exactly is Self-Care? The International Self-Care Foundation (ISF) and The World Health Organization (WHO) define...
Foster care can be confusing and intimidating for everyone involved. Researching and following federal and state-by-state rules and regulations or understanding the many program requirements, legal steps, and funding options can be time-consuming and daunting. To...
Maintaining the unity of foster siblings is ideal, but unfortunately, it is not common. By Phredi Griffin, Vice President of Treatment Family Foster Care Siblings hold a special important bond that shapes their childhood and future. Siblings are often each other’s...
