Foster parenting is hard work! Sit, relax, grab a cup of java and discover the tips, tricks & tools of the trade.
Do you have a tip, a suggestion, or a story to share? I'd love to hear from you! Just leave your message in the comment section below.
Do you have a tip, a suggestion, or a story to share? I'd love to hear from you! Just leave your message in the comment section below.
Foster Parenting Resources on Amazon
Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 07/06/2009) 
When Love Is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD
Amazon Price: $12.24 (as of 07/06/2009)
Practical Tools for Foster Parents
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 07/06/2009)
Questions & Activities for The Star: A Handbook for Foster Parents
Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 07/06/2009)
Tips & Helps for Foster Parents
- Resolutions for Foster Parents: Life Changing New Year Resolutions Every Foster Parent Should Make
- Foster parenting is both a worthwhile endeavor and a tough job. Make some resolutions that will make it even more rewarding and life changing in the new year.
- Help for Weary Foster Parents: Tips for Overcoming Foster-Care Burnout - Associated Content
- One of the most important things a foster parent can do for the children they care for is to take care of themselves: body, soul, and spirit. While foster parenting does require much selflessness and self-sacrificing, neglecting yourself not only contributes to the burn out rate, but also affects the entire family unit.
- Lifebooks for Foster Children: The Benefits of a Lifebook, Important Things to Remember to Make One
- Lifebooks are effective tools for building self-esteem and helping them cope with their past and present circumstances. They also offer many more benefits as well.
- Welcoming a New Foster Child: Tips to Help Foster Parents Prepare Their Home & Their Expectations
- The arrival of a foster child is often met with eagerness and anxiety. A little time spent in preparation can ease the stress of the first few days and weeks.
- Foster Care - Questions to Ask Your Social Worker Before Taking a Foster Child - Foster Parenting
- When a foster parent gets a call to take in a new foster child, it can be a bit overwhelming. Foster parents know they should ask certain questions, but they seem to leave our minds. Here are a list of basic questions that foster parents can ask social workers when they get a call about a foster chi
- Becoming a Foster Parent: Information on Requirements, Stipends, and Training
- Becoming a foster parent requires much dedication on your part. Generally, if you have a stable home environment and meet a few requirements it should go smoothly.
- Foster Families
- Some kids live with foster families, who provide a safe place for kids to be cared for. Let's find out more.
Why Become a Foster Parent
Somerville Women Today - Why Foster Parenting?
This is a clip from Somerville City TV's program "Somerville Women Today" explaining the benefits and logistics of Foster Parenting. It also provides the information to find out more about becoming a foster parent in the Massachusetts area.
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Foster Parenting Resources
- Foster Parents Community and Online Training
- Leading resource for foster/adoptive parents.
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Child Welfare Information Gateway connects professionals and concerned citizens to practical, timely, and essential information on programs, research, legislation, and statistics to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families.
- Foster Care Resources
- Foster Care Resources.
- The National Voice of Foster Parents
- NFPA-The National Voice of Foster Parents
- Child Welfare League of America: National Center for Program Leadership
- Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is the nations oldest and largest organization devoted entirely to the well-being of America's vulnerable children and their families. 92% of all money spent for charitable purposes.
Advocating for Foster Kids
- Foster Parent Letters to the Judge: How to Write an Effective Report on Behalf of Your Foster Child
- Writing a letter to the judge who oversees a foster child's case is an important aspect of foster parenting that often gets overlooked.
- CASA Volunteers are Changing Lives: The Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children Program
- CASA volunteers are making a difference in the lives of foster children. How the program got its start and why it is so effective in the lives of the children it touches.
- Foster Care Month
- Home page for the Foster Care|Change A Lifetime campaign
Behaviors & Special Needs
- Common Foster Child Behaviors: What the New Foster Parent Can Expect and How to Help
- It is common for new foster parents to wonder what to expect. Here are some common behaviors you will find among foster children and how to deal with them.
- Parenting the RAD Child: Reactive Attachment Disorder Parenting Tips
- Parenting a Reactive Attachment Disorder child, who has not learned to trust, is difficult. Without trust there is no respect, honesty or real affection.
- FAS Symptoms & Diagnostic Criteria: Recognizing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Foster & Adopted Children
- Early diagnosis and intervention is crucial for children with FAS. The first step is learning to recognize the symptoms and characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Foster Parenting & Adoption Article Feed
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- Adoption Information Gateway Lens
- When you begin your adoption journey you can easily become overwhelmed. It is my prayer that the information and resources that I've collected over the years will help you. Check back often as new information and resources will be added frequently!Please let me know if there is any other resources t
- Foster Child Adoption 101: The Basics of Adding to Your Family Through the Foster Care System
- The need is immense with an estimated 117,000 children awaiting adoption in the U.S., but how does one begin the process of adopting a child out of the system?
I would love to hear from you!
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May is also Foster Parent Appreciation Month, a time to thank the great foster parents you know and love!
(National Foster Care Month is May 1, 2009)
by CrystalPaige
I wear many hats: wife, mother(by both birth & adoption), writer, researcher & homeschooler.
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