If you are caring for a loved one’s child due to abuse or neglect, our child welfare system relies on you. One in four children […]
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Taking Care of Yourself While Engaging in Shared Parentingby Donna Foster
By now you should know that I’m a big fan of shared parenting. In past issues of Fostering Perspectives I’ve worked hard to explain why […]
Read more“Self-care” CFT Meetings for Resource Parentsby Billy Poindexter
In this issue we’ve talked a lot about the stress that can come with being a foster, kinship, or adoptive parent, and about how important […]
Read moreWindow Painby Mark Maxwell, PhD
A broken porch window was a wake-up call our family needed My eyes immediately went to the broken window pane next to our front door. […]
Read moreStress, Your Worker, and Youby Mellicent Blythe
A conversation with child welfare social workers As a resource parent, you’ve seen first-hand the effects chronic trauma can have on a child’s health and […]
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