I hear it on an almost weekly basis as I provide Parent Coaching for foster parents—their frustrations with their child’s biological...

Maria is 12 years old. She was recently adopted from Colombia by a loving family in the U.S. Prior to that she was in an orphanage for 8...

“He’s 10 years old, has the ‘street smarts’ of a 25-year-old, but he acts like a 3-year-old when he doesn’t get his way!!” Over the...

For us adoptive and foster parents, there will inevitably be challenging periods in our parenting journeys. These challenges can vary...

Jonathan is 10 years old. He’s been in foster care since he was eight. Those first eight years were marked by extreme abuse and neglect....

There is an overwhelming amount of well-documented research that tells us that a child’s brain development can be significantly impacted...

In my previous blog, I explained how--for children from traumatic backgrounds--that transitions in daily routine can lead to major...

Change is a constant in our daily lives.  Our daily schedule suddenly changes via an interruption or rescheduled meeting.  We have to...

Tori is ten years old. She entered foster care for the first time ten months ago. Tori’s biological father died due to a drug overdose,...

Over the past few years, there has been a noticeable reduction in the number of children in traditional foster care in the U.S. This is...

Michaela is 12 years old and has been in foster care for six months. Until recently, she was having supervised visits with her...

Most foster parents know from experience that interacting with their foster children regarding the children’s birth parents can be a real...

Raising a child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Fetal Alcohol Effect is a long-haul process. Depending on the volume of alcohol consumed...

Each year in the United States, up to 12,000 babies are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), and as many as 50,000 are born with...

On my daily “power walk” through our subdivision, I frequently pass one particular house where I often see two boys around the ages of 8...

Over this past month of May, foster care organizations and agencies across the country have been celebrating these dedicated,...

Recently, in an adoptive parent support group I lead, the subject turned to children with RAD. I remarked, that to parents unfamiliar...

For parents with children who have major emotional and behavioral challenges, having their child diagnosed with Reactive Attachment...

Recently, one of the parents in an Adoptive Parent s Support Group I lead shared a blog that an acquaintance of hers had written about...

According to reliable data, over forty percent of foster parents throw in the towel and quit fostering within their first year. That’s a...