When it comes to parenting, one of the toughest can be foster parenting. While nearly all other parents will know a lot of good, solid, and visual history on the children they are raising, as a foster parent, you may have little more information than those in the child welfare field will tell you.
At the […]
Foster parenting is one of the most humane institutions this country has ever started. While the laws vary from state to state, it still is possible for someone who may feel so blessed in their own lives that they are willing to share their homes and their love with children that otherwise may not have […]
What is a foster father? The dictionary says that ‘foster’ means ‘to help to develop,’ ‘to cherish,’ ‘to bring up with care.’ Cliff was a counselor at St. Anthony’s Boys Home when he met a troubled young man named Mike. It wasn’t long before Cliff took Mike into his own home, while continuing to mentor […]
Of course, there are many differences between foster care and adoption, ranging from the trivial to the significant. After a child is adopted and post placement visits have occurred, a social worker will no longer be a regular guest at your home. The child will have your last name. You will not have to share […]
If you love a child in need of care, you should take note of a new study on the long term results of foster care.
Many foster families provide excellent care. Nonetheless, a new study concludes that children on the margins of needing intervention tend to have better outcomes when they remain at home, especially for […]
Are you as tired of this me, me, me perspective of life as I am? Have you been blessed with a home, a decent income, and the sweet companionship of a loving spouse, perhaps even children – and yet suddenly you’ve had the uncomfortable feeling of living just for yourselves; you’ve detected the “me, me, […]
Perhaps some of the greatest childhood memories for us when we were younger were time with our grandparents. We would look forward to the blistering hot summer when we could get away from our homes and spend a few weeks with Grandma and Grandpa. They provided us with love, attention, support, and lots of trips […]