It can be rough forging an emotional connection with foster and adopted children, but it’s an important part of the process to making them feel comfortable. Step one, of course, is to establish who you are and why you’re now in the child’s life. Though you have...
The love of a family, a “forever home,” and a sense of belonging — these are the sensations we celebrate every November 19th on National Adoption Day. In the United States, there are over a hundred thousand children in foster care waiting for a permanent...
It is considered quite common for children and adolescents who are in foster care or someone’s adoptive care to exhibit behaviors that might be challenging for their foster parents. Sometimes these behaviors can be fairly severe or dangerous. It’s important to...
Shenandoah Chefalo is a social activist who has recently published a new book called “Garbage Bag Suitcase” in which she documents her childhood as a foster care youth during which she had to move 50 times. She also shares her ideas about how to improve the foster...
In June, a bill passed the House and Senate. At the beginning of this month, that law was signed into effect by the Governor of Rhode Island. This bill? The Foster Parents’ Bill of Rights. This bill establishes a formal statement of the rights of foster parents in the...