7 tips for getting to know a teen you are fostering or adopting March 4, 2020 by Alternative Family Services · Published March 4, 2020 · Last modified March 20, 2020 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.
Outstanding Caseworker: Lori Nichols February 6, 2020 by AdoptUSKids · Published February 6, 2020 Flexibility, patience, and “being comfortable with being uncomfortable” are a few qualities of a successful foster parent, according to this veteran foster care recruiter.
6 tips for foster parents preparing for reunification December 11, 2019 by AdoptUSKids · Published December 11, 2019 · Last modified December 18, 2019 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.
Parents weigh in: what I learned in training August 22, 2019 by AdoptUSKids · Published August 22, 2019 · Last modified August 29, 2019 Responses to the question: What is the most surprising thing you learned about being a foster parent during training?
May is National Foster Care Month! May 9, 2019 by AdoptUSKids · Published May 9, 2019 · Last modified June 10, 2019 Foster parents change lives—both children’s and their own
Won over by a hug May 2, 2019 by Lesley Field · Published May 2, 2019 · Last modified October 3, 2019 In this guest post, a woman who had planned on fostering writes about her path to parenthood.
