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 […]
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Parents 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 […]
Read moreTalking to children and youth about shared parenting
by Donna Foster • One thing children and youth say about being in foster care is that adults talk about their lives and make plans […]
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