Common Challenges of Foster Parents

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...
Getting Approved to Foster or Adopt

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

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

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

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...