By Nikki Croteau-Johnson Let’s be honest, parenting in today’s world is difficult. When we add in the fact that children and adolescents have 24-hour access […]
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The Power of Shared Parenting in Foster Care: A Personal Journey
By the Bolch Family Foster care is often viewed as a temporary solution to a difficult situation. However, it has the potential to become a […]
Read moreMaking a New Family: Adoptive Mom and Birth Mom
by Nancy Almon with Katie Jaeschke Katie and I met when I chose to adopt her son through Methodist Home for Children. Being that the […]
Read more“Viridy First”
Throughout this issue of Fostering Perspectives, you have read several pieces from resource parents, professionals, and those with lived experience working hard to create change […]
Read moreA Social Worker and a Foster Parent
By Megan Burns, MSW Everyone is familiar with the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. I often ask myself which […]
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