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My Foster Home Is Closed. Now What?
photo courtesy Ben Husmann So much paperwork! All the regulations and policies for a licensed foster home can be overwhelming at times. What happens if you can’t seem to get organized? {see my...
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Are You Ever Really Prepared to be a Foster Parent?
We had taken over 30 hours of training to become a foster parent! We had a car seat and a crib – the items our caseworker required before opening our home to new placements! For two years, I had...
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Do Your Christmas Cards Include Your Foster Children?
Do you send Christmas cards? Many years I have and some years I havent’. One year (while fostering Stinkpot), I actually sent out a newsletter – now that was work!! Now with Facebook, I think it’s...
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Free Online Foster Care Training
Traumatic childhood experiences, such as child abuse and neglect, can have long-term effects. Foster parents must be able to address a foster child’s trauma as an important component of caring for the...
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Win a Copy of The Foster Parenting Toolbox
Parenting is so difficult, but being a foster parent has its own unique challenges. (see my video) Children from hard places come and go from your home. Each foster care placement situation is...
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How Can You Say NO to Foster Kids?
Our two rambunctious preschool boys are a handful! The older, Stinkpot, being strong-willed and defiant, is not the best role model for our easy-going 3-year-old, Lil Bit. Having our hands full with...
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What Are the Rules for Swimming With Foster Kids?
Swimming (and playing in the water) is the number one recreational activity in the summer! However, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in five people who drown are children age 14...
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Don’t Let Your Children Drown (as these foster parents did)
A tragic story unfolded this weekend when two young siblings drown in a local lake here in Texas. What makes the story even more tragic is that the 6-year-old girl and her 4-year-old brother were in...
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Will Your Smoke Detectors Pass a Fire Inspection? #PoweringSafety
Do you have enough smoke detectors to pass your fire inspection? When we were seeking our license to become foster parents, one of the requirements is to pass a “FIRE INSPECTION.” Fortunately, Texas...
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My Home Is A Different Country For Him
How constant moving through foster homes can really hurt a child. Being 7 at the time, my foster son was very conscious of his life when he first came to live in our home. He had been in another foster...
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Real Answers about Being a Foster Parent
It’s hard to find out what it’s really like being a foster parent. No training is going to tell you what really happens. For the last year, each week, I’ve been asking foster parents on Instagram a...
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4 Important Truths a Foster Kid in the NFL Can Teach Foster Parents
4 Important Truths a Foster Kid in the NFL Can Teach Foster Parents Albert Wilson, Jr. is a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs who grew up in Florida’s foster care system. Albert was placed in...
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The Job Description of a Foster Parent
The Job Description of a Foster Parent “Oh, I’m just a mom.” Those words can become the usual response if someone asks about occupation. However, as parents, we shouldn’t downplay our all-important...
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Siblings Adopting Siblings – True Stories
Siblings Adopting Siblings – True Stories What happens when a family can’t be adopting siblings? Saying no is a guilt-ridden decision that can affect children long-term. Keeping the biological bond...
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What Are the Rules for Swimming With Foster Kids?
What Are the Rules for Swimming With Foster Kids? Swimming (and playing in the water) is the number one recreational activity in the summer! However, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
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Don’t Let Your Children Drown (as these foster parents did)
Don’t Let Your Children Drown (as these foster parents did) A tragic story unfolded last year when two young siblings drown in a local lake here in Texas. What makes the story even more tragic is that...
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Will Your Smoke Detectors Pass a Fire Inspection?
Will Your Smoke Detectors Pass a Fire Inspection? Do you have enough smoke detectors to pass your fire inspection? When we were seeking our license to become foster parents, one of the requirements is...
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My Home Is A Different Country For Him
My Home Is A Different Country For Him How constant moving through foster homes can really hurt a child. Being 7 at the time, my foster son was very conscious of his life when he first came to live in...
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Real Answers about Being a Foster Parent
Real Answers about Being a Foster Parent It’s hard to find out what it’s really like being a foster parent. No training is going to tell you what really happens. For the last year, each week, I’ve...
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4 Important Truths a Foster Kid in the NFL Can Teach Foster Parents
4 Important Truths a Foster Kid in the NFL Can Teach Foster Parents Albert Wilson, Jr. is a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs who grew up in Florida’s foster care system. Albert was placed in...
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