by Glenda Clare • Shared parenting was my goal when I decided to assume the custody of my cousin’s youngest child. To be supportive, I […]
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Building 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 moreShared parenting in the context of adoptionOne family’s story
by Jonathan Rockoff • Shared parenting was their biggest fear about being foster and adoptive parents. But they overcame this fear in an inspiring and […]
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by Amy Huntsman • Almost all foster parents I know want to do shared parenting because they know foster care is supposed to be a […]
Read moreA Birth Mother’s PerspectiveWorking together to help Darren return home
I visited Darren a lot while he was in foster care and worked hard to get him back. Even though I had two relapses, I […]
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