Tag: Foster Parenting

Stress-reducing tactics for foster parents

Stress-reducing Tactics for Foster Parents

Posted on by Ariane Williams

In the Anxiety and Depression Association of America’s (ADAA) most recent study, they found that 70% of adults in America deal with stress or anxiety every day. If you have a child in your home, to some degree, you likely fall into this statistic. Foster parents experience every level of stress, from the small things […]

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foster parent fears

Foster Parent Fears: Facing the What Ifs

Posted on by Ariane Williams

Don’t Let Foster Parent Fears Scare You Away! Foster parenting is not for the faint of heart. Dealing with the child welfare system, birth parents and the sometimes challenging behaviors of foster children can be overwhelming. There’s a lot of uncertainty – many “what ifs” – when you’re a foster parent. Here are some of […]

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