by Claudia Kearney Foster parents and kinship caregivers sometimes find Child and Family Team meetings intimidating. It’s easy to see why. At CFTs the biological […]
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Together in the trenchesReflections from an Adoptive Father
by Bob DeMarco When children have experienced trauma, we sometimes need to parent them differently. This can make all the difference for our kids, but […]
Read moreWhat do youth appreciate about foster parents?An interview with teens in care
by Megan Holmes What do young people in foster care in North Carolina appreciate about their foster parents? To find out, I spoke with youth […]
Read moreHow I helped my daughter turn it around at school
by Toni Davis It was about 95 degrees and all I could see were people, cars and trucks, luggage, long lines, bicycles, and signs pointing […]
Read moreCelebrating the Difference You Make
We all have moments of doubt. We wonder: Is what I’m doing really worth it? Do I make a difference? In fact, it’s almost as […]
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