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Category Archives: Foster care

Friends Who Foster: How to Help

Tips for the friends, family, and community of foster parents, for new placements and when kids leave. Help support your friends and family who foster.

Posted byAlisa MathesonOctober 27, 2020October 27, 2020Posted inFoster care7 Comments on Friends Who Foster: How to Help

Foster Parent Grief and Debriefing

Foster parent debriefing is used to process the heartbreak and grief of foster care when a foster child placement moves and leaves your foster home.

Posted byAlisa MathesonOctober 12, 2020December 29, 2021Posted inFoster care3 Comments on Foster Parent Grief and Debriefing

Adoption and Foster Care Quotes

A huge list of child welfare, adoption and foster care quotes from adoptees, former foster youth, adoptive, birth and foster parents and social workers.

Posted byAlisa MathesonSeptember 12, 2020May 10, 2021Posted inAdoption, Foster careLeave a comment on Adoption and Foster Care Quotes

Social Stories when Kids Move Homes in Foster Care

Before moving day, create a social story for your young foster children, to help them understand the move (to adoption, new foster home or reunification). Lots of tips and examples!

Posted byAlisa MathesonAugust 15, 2020December 29, 2021Posted inFoster care2 Comments on Social Stories when Kids Move Homes in Foster Care

The First Night in Foster Care: What Foster Parents Need to Know

Prepare for the first night with your new first care placement. Tips from an experienced foster parent on how to help everyone feel comfortable and safe.

Posted byAlisa MathesonJanuary 26, 2013October 2, 2020Posted inFoster care46 Comments on The First Night in Foster Care: What Foster Parents Need to Know
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