Spreadsheets, brainwashing, and other strategies for successful parenting
Sofia and DaShoan Olds adopted seven siblings from foster care two years ago. Today, Sofia reports, they are doing great! Sofia shared some of her parenting tips with us.
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While you wait: developing characteristics of a successful parent
Five traits and supports you’ll want as an adoptive parent and tips for acquiring them while you’re waiting for a placement.
Foster care and adoption in the age of COVID-19
We’re talking with child welfare workers, collecting information from families, and working with trusted national and local organizations to bring you resources as we have them.
Outstanding Caseworker: Jonathan Nichols
This Ohio caseworker sometimes thinks of himself as a tour guide, because he asks children and teens where they want to go and what they want their future to look like.
“Adoption will open your heart to new adventures”
Shannon Pinkerton adopted children with Down syndrome and other special needs. She says: “I never saw people with disabilities as being different.”
Outstanding Caseworker: Lori Nichols
Flexibility, patience, and “being comfortable with being uncomfortable” are a few qualities of a successful foster parent, according to this veteran foster care recruiter.