Be Strong Foster Parents

The Human Need for Belonging | Amelia Franck Meyer | TEDxMinneapolis Child welfare veteran Amelia Franck Meyer describes the human need to belong and to be claimed. When we are disconnected from our tribe, and we feel as thoug...

Here is a great webinar explaining some of the provisions of the Strengthening Families Act on Normalcy and Prudent Parenting.

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Great ways to build attachment

Older Child Adoption: 25 Ways to Start the Attachment Cycle Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky, coauthors of Parenting the Hurt Child, offer ways parents can nurture an older adopted child & begin the attachment cycle.

Foster Parents Are The Best Therapy For Traumatized Children In The System Excited and hungry, three children chant as food is served (“We want potatoes! Potatoes!) and ask what else is for dinner (fish and green beans as it

Losing a Foster Child Our memories right now may be raw but the experiences we had with him were much more happy than they were sad.

Happy: Chickens as Teachers Though I much prefer a simple afternoon in the garden to one spent at the Magic Kingdom, I still believe that a trip to Disney World is a sort of childhood rite of passage. Having frequented the p…