Becoming a Foster Parent | What Types Of People Make Good Foster Parents?
How To Become A Foster Parent In California | My Personal Experience
How To Become A Foster Parent in California | Foster parenting is what you make of it. Ideally you will use it as a fulfilling way to help children become better versions of themselves. Although everyone’s experience is slightly different there are certain lessons that most foster parents learn to be true. Here are some of the learning experiences that are learned over the time of being a foster parent. Learning patience One experience I learned from foster parenting is that patience is very important. Often children transitioning to [...]
Foster Parenting | Ways To Support Children In Need
Foster Parenting | Children are the future of this world and helping them grow into future leaders is our responsibility to the next generation. There are a variety of ways that you can help children in need. Some of these ways require more time and effort than others but regardless they are helping children to become productive citizens. Here are a few ways that you can support children in need. Become a Court Appointed Special Advocate One way to help children in need is to become a Court Appointed [...]
Becoming A Foster Parent In CA | 5 Steps To Become A Foster Parent
Becoming A Foster Parent In CA | 5 Steps To Become A Foster Parent Becoming a foster parent in CA is a goal shared by many people living around the world. Foster parents come from a variety of different backgrounds but all are working towards the same goal: to improve the lives of their foster children. Becoming a foster parent requires that you show signs of maturity and stability so that you can be trusted to care for another life. Here are 5 steps you need to take before you [...]
Foster Parenting | Nature vs. Nurture in Adoption
Foster Parenting | Nature vs. Nurture in Adoption Foster Parenting | Adoptive parents want to understand nature vs. nurture or genetics vs. environment in the context of adoption. How much can adoptive parents influence how their children turn out? Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Sally Ann Rhea, the study coordinator for the Colorado Adoption Project, and Dr. Alexandra Burt, Associate Professor of behavioral genetics with affiliation with the Michigan State University Twin Registry. Source: Creating A [...]
Foster Parents | Are YOU Ready To Be a Foster Parent?
Foster Parents | Are YOU Ready To Be a Foster Parent? The news is full of talk about the “foster care crisis” with more kids coming into foster care and fewer foster parents available to care for them. You may be wondering if you could be part of the solution. Are YOU ready to be a foster parent? For various reasons, mostly increased drug use nationwide (particularly opioid use), the number of kids entering foster care has risen steadily in the last few years. Unfortunately, the numbers of foster families [...]
Foster Parents | When Is The Perfect Time To Foster?
Foster Parents | When Is The Perfect Time To Foster? Becoming a foster parent is a goal that many people have. This goal may be to help at risk children or possibly because they were unable to have children of their own. Whatever the reason foster parenting can be a very rewarding way to spend your time. Many people ask, “When is the perfect time to become a foster parent?” The perfect time is mostly subjective and depends on your own personal circumstances. Some people prefer to [...]
Foster Parents | Gift Ideas for Foster/Adoptive Parents
Foster Parents | Gift Ideas for Foster/Adoptive Parents Foster parents | Gift giving is a fun way to show your appreciation for your friends and family. When trying to decide on the type of gift to give it is often a good idea to understand more about the recipient. When giving a gift to a foster/adoptive parent there are many gifts that you can give that can be truly helpful. It is a great idea when you can incorporate a gift that helps bring the foster parent and foster [...]
Foster Parenting | Defining Success/Failure As A Foster Parent
Foster Parenting | Defining Success/Failure As A Foster Parent Foster Parenting | Anyone who has ever been involved in a foster care program knows that it can be a very tumultuous process. This is not to say that it is not very rewarding and a great decision. It just means that foster care can be full of ups and downs. This is why it makes it very difficult to determine success as a foster parent. Some may say that not being able to reach a child is a failure. [...]