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How to Be a Great Foster Parent
Great foster parents know that being great means helping with family reunification. It may also mean mentoring a birth family. Learn more about how to be a great foster parent.
How to prepare for Respite
Sometimes foster parents just need a break and respite can be a great option. Find tips on how to prepare for respite weekends for foster children.
Adoption Glossary
Adoption Glossary on About.com that features many adoption related words and terms that are commonly used within the adoption and foster care system.
Things to Do with Your Adoptive or Foster Children
Ideas for things to do to help keep your foster/adoptive children busy during breaks from school. These summer fun activities may save your sanity and give them something to do at the same time. Tips for foster/adoptive parents who need ideas for things to do.
Summer Fun with the Kids
Remember when we were kids and summer fun meant nothing fancy or expensive? Summer is the perfect time to teach foster or adoptive kids some great summer fun activities that they may have been missing out on. In case you've forgotten, here is a quick list of some great summer fun and inexpensive summer activities.
How to Mentor a Birth Parent at a Parent Teacher Meeting
Many birth parents do not know how to participate in a parent teacher meeting. Birth parents joining foster parents at a school conference is one way foster parents can mentor birth parents and help them be more involved in their child's education. Here are some tips to help be a role model to birth parents at a parent teacher meeting.[/p]
Be Prepared to Participate and Work with a Foster Care Social Worker
Fostering connections with a social worker on your foster child's case is important to helping reunify a child's family and make for a smooth fostering experience for all involved. Be a part of the team and work well with the social worker on the case by being prepared.
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels
A review of "dmc: my adoption journey" which aired on February 25, 2006 on VH1. A short documentary of DMC's quest for his birth mother.
The Pros of Including Foster Children in Your Family Vacation Plans
Family vacations can offer a lot of fun for you and your foster children. Check out this list of pros for taking your foster children with you on your next family vacation.
How to Be a Great Foster Parent
Great foster parents know that being great means understanding the grieving child. Learn more about being a great foster parent and how to best help foster children with their grief and loss.
Yearly Grieving Struggles
Developmental grieving is a real issue that foster and adoptive parents help children handle. Here are a list of ideas on how best to help a grieving child.
Ways to Help a Foster or Adopted Child's Grieving
We may feel helpless when our children are grieving a loss. Here are different ways to help our foster or adopted children with grieving.
Understanding Grief and Loss in Children
Children in adoption or foster care, experience the grief and loss of their birth families and much more. Learn more about the grief and loss of foster or adopted children.
Elements that Impact a Foster or Adopted Child's Grief
What may impact a foster or adopted child's grief? Learn more about the grief and loss in children and the elements that make one child's experience with grief harder than another child's.
Should You Take a Foster Child with You on Family Vacation?
Plan a needed break this summer with a family vacation, but should foster children go with you? Consider these points when deciding whether to include a foster child in your family vacation plans this summer.
Father Son and Father Daughter Relationships
The About.com Adoption forum share their thoughts on fathers and the importance of a father son relationship as well as a father daughter relationship. These are the words from forum members regarding birth, adoptive, and step fathers and their relationships.
Meeting Skin Care Needs in Transracial Adoption & Foster Care
Skin care conditions and issues to be aware of when fostering or a part of a transracial adoption. Read about Black and Asian skin care. These are important issues within transracial adoption and foster care.
Mentoring Birth Family
Potty training a foster child can be a challenge, but also may present a wonderful opportunity for mentoring the birth family. Learn some things to think about when starting the potty training process and mentoring a birth family.
I Am Pregnant and Need Resources to Explore Parenting
It's important for all working with a woman, after hearing, "I am pregnant," to know that there are several resources that can help with parenting. Here is a list of resources that can be found on-line and/or in most communities. Being informed helps parents make the best choice possible for their family and unborn child, when hearing, "I am pregnant."
6 Foster Care Skills You Need to Know Before Becoming a Foster Parent
Foster care information on foster parenting, the needs of foster care children and state profiles on foster care agencies.
10 Things to Do Before Sending a Foster or Adopted Child Back-to-School
Are you ready to go back-to-school? How do you enroll a foster child into school? While every school is different the same information is needed. Are there other things to consider in getting ready to start a new school? Here is a checklist of things to do to get ready to go back-to-school for your new foster child or adopted child.
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