Great TED Talks About Fostering and Adoption
Fostering and adopting children is a noble cause, but it's also a tricky topic to navigate. There's a lot that goes into both of these things, from the process of actually doing the act of fostering or adopting, to what happens afterward and how we should approach...
Adoption Podcasts To Listen To In 2022
Experiencing the adoption process can be very challenging for adoptive parents and birth moms. Many factors go into making a decision, and it can be very emotional for both sides. Having the support of other families can help ease the burden. An adoption podcast can...
Books To Read About Adoption In 2022
Whether you're looking to adopt a child, or you're a child of adoption, you likely have a lot of questions. It's only natural to want to understand more about this process, as well as the way other adoptees have felt about their own adoptions. A great way to learn...
Common Challenges of Foster Parents
Being a foster parent may seem similar to raising biological kids. Children under foster care require discipline, love, structure, and guidance like every child. Kids under foster care also have friends and after-school activities. Raising kids in foster care can pose...
Forging A Bond With Your Newly Adopted Child
You’ve finally done it. You've overcome every obstacle along the way on your path to adopting a child and now you're welcoming them into your home with open arms. While you may have gotten this far, the journey is only just beginning. As a parent, it can be hard to...
Getting Approved to Foster or Adopt
To become a foster or adoptive parent, a person must fill out an application form. The form asks questions about their character, life skills, and experience. It also asks them to list any relevant education and references. However, there are other steps involved...
Celebrities You Never Knew Were Foster Parents
Foster parents play an important role in the lives of children from disadvantaged family backgrounds. While there were more than 200,000 foster care homes in the United States in 2020, the need for caring and adoptive families is pressing. Thankfully, many celebrities...
How to Support your Foster Child Through the Holidays
You can easily overlook why a foster child will have a tough time during the festive season. If the child is in a safe and supportive place, that’s good. All foster children come from different backgrounds, which means they would celebrate the holiday season...
Challenges and Strategies of Foster Care
Childhood is supposed to be an enjoyable period of life, but unfortunately for some children, it can be filled with pain and suffering. One of the most difficult predicaments these children face is being removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect by their...
Grandparents Day 2022
National Grandparents Day will be 61 years young on September 11, 2022. This day is set aside to honor and celebrate grandparents throughout the United States. The idea for Grandparents Day was born when Jacob Reingold, the chief executive of the Hebrew Home at...