The Power of Praise
As a new foster parent, I sat on the floor with a four-year-old boy who had joined our family just days earlier, playing with a...
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rkbithell
Dec 8, 20224 min read
Responding to Racism as a Foster or Adoptive Parent
I had almost finished checking out at the grocery when my infant son, buckled in his car seat atop my shopping cart, began grunting and...
rkbithell
Nov 12, 20225 min read
Breaking the Ice with Biological Families
The child welfare community is increasingly aware of the value of collaboration between resource families and biological families....
rkbithell
Sep 8, 20225 min read
Have I Ruined Your Life?
Helping Permanent Children Thrive in Your Fostering Family “I thought about becoming a foster parent, but I decided I didn’t want to ruin...
rkbithell
Aug 15, 20226 min read
Find the Best Agency for Your Fostering Family
When Diane and Scott Carpenter decided to become foster parents in Texas, a top priority was getting licensed quickly. “We found an...
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