Foster and adoptive mom of 15 years: “Teens are great!”
Melissa is the adoptive mother of three children and continues to foster many more. Here’s her advice.
Parenting
Not your style? Think again. Trauma-responsive parenting really works.
Trauma-responsive parenting should be used for children with any type of trauma history. Here’s why.
Parents adopt 6 siblings from foster care: “The love is forever”
Discover how adopting from foster care has brought more love and fulfillment to this family than they could have imagined.
Good grief: Finding strength in facing grief and loss as an adoptive parent
There is a lot to gain when we understand our grief and look at it head-on.
Maintaining contact between birth and adoptive families
Maintaining contact with birth families is important to a child’s sense of belonging and well-being. And there are a lot of approaches that can work, depending on your family’s circumstances.
Summer ideas for kids in foster care or adoptive homes
Surf’s up! Here’s how to make this summer a great one.