by Jessica Dym Bartlett, Jessica Griffin, Dana Thomson • The following guidance, recommendations, and resources are provided by child trauma experts at Child Trends and […]
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A reader asksIs birth family contact after adoption wise?
When reading profiles of waiting children, I’ve noticed there is often a request for the child to maintain contact with a birth family member, such […]
Read moreParents are NOT broken
by Corey B. Best • I view myself as worthy, resilient, and filled with hope. However, I never quite understood why systems that were designed […]
Read moreBuilding a positive relationship with birth parents
by Donna Foster • Tips to help you engage, motivate, and support birth parents as they learn to parent their children in healthy ways. Foster […]
Read moreCreating a feeling of safetyEssays from Youth in Foster Care
In last issue’s writing contest we asked young people in foster care, “We all have times when, even though we are physically safe, we don’t […]
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