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Bonding with your Adopted Baby

Bonding with your Adopted Baby

The decision to adopt a baby is a big one! It can be one of the most exciting times for a family, but like any big decision, there will be some worry. Remember this is natural- don’t fret it. Some parents worry about the bonding process, and if the baby will ever...

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Spotlight on Treatment Foster Parents

Spotlight on Treatment Foster Parents

Everyday people just like you and me are agreeing to foster some of the most fragile and misunderstood children in the foster care system, committing to caring for them and giving them the love and treatment they so desperately need. Treatment foster parents care for...

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It’s Okay to Say “No”

It’s Okay to Say “No”

As a foster parent, you carry a burden on your heart that wants to help all children who need a family and a place to stay. That’s why you joined the system. However, it’s not realistic, nor smart to say yes to every placement call you receive. Sometimes, saying no is...

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Helping your Foster Kids Through the Holidays

Helping your Foster Kids Through the Holidays

The holiday season is known as the greatest time of the year, but it can also be one of the most stressful- for reasons unique to each individual. For foster children, especially those new to the system or to one particular foster home, they’ll likely find themselves...

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The Importance of Establishing a Routine

The Importance of Establishing a Routine

Foster kids have moved around a lot in their lives, from house to house and family to family. Along with each of the new territories comes new rules and territory to adapt to. Because of this, a lot of change or lack of structure can cause foster kids to feel uneasy....

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Building a Relationship with your Foster Child

Building a Relationship with your Foster Child

Building a relationship with your foster child looks different for everyone. Each kid is unique in their own way, and their relationship with you will also be unique. For some, they may be eager for love and connection right away and open up to you immediately....

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Common Myths about Adopting from Foster Care

Common Myths about Adopting from Foster Care

As humans, because fear and uncertainty tend to scare us, its only natural that something as life-changing and foreign as adopting a child into our family would concern us in more ways than one. Unfortunately, for some reason, this apprehension seems to double when...

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Scriptures for Strength

Scriptures for Strength

Strength is a beautiful, important attribute. It allows us to push through on our hard days, overcome obstacles and come out on the other side better than we were. Everyone experiences bouts of strength, but learning how to harness it goes a long way. Just as this is...

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4 Books & Devotionals for Foster Kids

4 Books & Devotionals for Foster Kids

As Christians, it is our job to spread the word of the Lord with the word. As foster parents, our job is to help raise these kids to be good stewards and members of society. Naturally, we want to share God’s word with them, to offer them hope, understanding,...

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Fostering Isn’t Just for Couples

Fostering Isn’t Just for Couples

Fostering is not just for married couples. If you feel your heart calling you to foster, and you feel capable to do so, don’t let being single stand in your way. Surprisingly, 27% of America’s adoptive parents are single men and women. We’d like to see this statistic...

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