7 tips for getting to know a teen you are fostering or adopting
Getting to know a teenager is a journey. Being thoughtful and considerate of their life experiences and needs when communicating with them is a great first step.
Common questions
Supporting the children in your home when adopting
Expert tips for maintaining stability in the midst of transition and helping all members of your family bond and find a new normal.
6 tips for foster parents preparing for reunification
The majority of children in foster care are reunified with their birth family, and foster parents must support that outcome. In this post, we offer suggestions for smoothing the transition.
Five questions to ask when interviewing agencies
Advice to help you make an informed decision when choosing a foster care and adoption agency.
Parents weigh in: what I learned in training
Responses to the question: What is the most surprising thing you learned about being a foster parent during training?
Creating an adoption family profile: tips from workers
We asked workers who use our photolisting what advice they would give families who are registering on an adoption site like ours. This is what they told us.