Everyone has something to learn from gardening. Children can pick up all sorts of new skills – planning, nurturing and responsibility to name a few. Adults can enjoy reconnecting with nature and feeling good about having grown their own food. But what’s most important about gardening is that it has a special way of making […]
When you don’t know where your next meal is coming from, it’s understandable that you would try to save every morsel. For thousands of children throughout the country, food is as fleeting as the time it takes to chew and swallow. Unfortunately, food hoarding in foster children is an all too common practice. By human […]
When you adopt a newborn or young child, you may not know the difficulties he will face as he gets older. A newborn in foster care may be exposed to drugs and alcohol before entering into the world. Initially, it may not look like this exposure has affected him, but as the years pass the […]
Nearly 25 years after his death, Dr. Seuss remains firmly rooted in American consciousness as the beloved author of so many of our favorite children’s books. From Hop on Pop to Horton Hears a Who!, the late author’s simple yet powerful messages rhymed their way into our homes and straight into our hearts. To ring […]
Gender Neutral Parenting (GNP) isn’t so much about what clothes your child wears or what toys they can play with. It is about instilling confidence in your child and giving them the freedom to be who they truly are. This blog will explain why Gender Neutral Parenting of your foster child can help them cope […]
Self-esteem is defined as an individual’s sense of worth. When personal value is not solidified, specifically during childhood, it can contribute to insecurity in the future. While most children may have low self-esteem because they feel they are not popular among their peers, children in foster care face a different dynamic. Why do foster kids […]
If you want things done right, you’ve got to do them yourself. Whoever first uttered this age-old adage must have been strong-willed and self-assured because that’s the type of person it takes to stand up to life’s many challenges on your own. Single foster parents know this all too well. To say that handling the […]
More than half of foster children in New Jersey are adopted into families whose head of household is a committed couple. For those couples, the decision to foster and potentially adopt a child depends upon a mutual understanding of the child’s new role in their relationship, as well as their new role in the child’s […]
It wasn’t too long ago when you were preparing your child in care for a new school year. Now, it’s time to meet with his teachers to discuss his progress. Here are a few parent teacher conference tips for foster parents that we hope will make your life a little easier this school year. An […]
When you hear of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), you may associate it with a condition many war veterans are diagnosed with. While this is true, it is a myth the think that only veterans of war deal with this illness. What may come as a surprise to you is that PTSD affects millions of […]