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Learn how to build meaningful relationships with those in your care

Forging a strong relationship doesn’t happen overnight. Rather, it requires showing up consistently and with compassion. In this blog post, adoption expert Mary Boo unpacks potential challenges when creating bonds and delves into the art of building trust through gestures like embracing differences, adjusting expectations, and prioritizing connection before correction. Whether you’re starting fresh with a new placement or navigating a rocky patch, this post is packed with practical strategies for helping your family grow stronger together for life.

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Providing comfort and joy during a season of emotional ambivalence

This article explores how and why the holiday season can be a time of emotional ambivalence for those experiencing foster care or adoption. Families can learn how to provide meaningful comfort and joy to those in their care by exploring this list of resources from child welfare experts who offer strategies and techniques for effectively meeting these needs.

A father and daughter read a children's book together.

Reading as healing: How bibliotherapy can benefit families

Kendra Morris-Jacobson with the Oregon Post-Adoption Resource Center Library discusses the benefits of bibliotherapy, which promotes healing through reading. Plus, she offers her recommendations for the best books to read with your child or youth to help process difficult emotions.