Fostering Perspectives Vol. 15, no. 2

Vol. 15, No. 2 • May 2011

Teaching Children to Take Care of Themselves

Preparing children for a successful future is what good parenting is all about. That's why this issue of Fostering Perspectives focuses on things foster parents, kinship caregivers, and social workers can do to help children in foster care grow up to be loving, confident, well-rounded, self-sufficient young adults.

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Contents
	Teaching Children to Take Care of Themselves
	"Helping Youth Reach Self-Sufficiency" (NC Foster Parent Training)
	I Just Didn't Have Anybody Foster Care Alumni of America's deputy director explains how she found her supports
	Learning to Trust
	Futures Ready: A Free Curriculum for Emerging Young Adults in NC
	Parenting the Hormonally Challenged: Foster and Adopted Teens and Sexuality
	Books for Kids--and Parents--about Puberty (book review)
	Turning Our Busy Bees into Worker Bees
	Preparing Youth in Foster Care for Employment
	Kids Pages "How Our Caregivers Can Help Us Succeed as Adults"
	Message from the President of the NC Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
	Join the NC Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
	Fostering a Supportive Community
	A Reader Asks Is it hard to find adoptive homes for teens?
	SaySo Update: We've Got a Lot to Celebrate!
	*Resources: On Their Way* and OnYourWay.org**
	Help Us Find Families for These Children
	Keep Your Eyes Open for Teachable Moments
	Tips for Youth in Foster Care
	Writing Contest
	References cited in this issue
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