I’ve often thought that I could never be a foster parent. It’s often tough, in-the-trenches work. I have the utmost admiration and...

In my previous blog I shared the story of Samantha, who had just come into foster care from a chaotic and abusive living situation. She...

Samantha is ten years old and is entering foster care for the first time. The first ten years of her life have been characterized by...

It is no secret that adopted and foster children have unique challenges and needs that are not always characteristic of kids raised in...

In my previous blog I wrote about “Lilly” the parentified child. Because of her background of survival, Lilly had to grow up quickly. ...

On an increasing level over the past few years, older sibling groups have been transitioned into foster care together in order to prevent...

Is it possible for a child to have more than one age? This may seem like a strange question to ask, but when considering kids who have...

The Blood Sugar-Behavior Connection . . . I mentioned in my previous blog that the majority of children coming into our care for the...

If you’re like me, you don’t drink nearly enough water. From the research I’ve read, the average adult should be drinking a gallon of...

In my previous post I discussed some of the reasons why our kids lie. Fear, internal stress, and even survival are some of the...

Many of the adoptive and foster parents I’ve worked with and spoken to over the years have shared with me that the number one behavioral...

In my last blog, I shared a concerning statistic that up to 85 percent of adopted and foster kids may have major struggles with...

Recent research indicates that as many as 85 percent of adopted and foster children may have major struggles with attachment to their...

Many years ago, when our son was only seven years old, I took him to Wal-Mart for his very first time. He had only been with us for a...

In my previous blog, I shared that adopted children often come to us with a lot of gaps in their stories; however, as I also mentioned,...

According to current data, there are approximately 440,000 children, birth to age 18 living in the U.S. foster care system. Approximately...

In my previous blog, I shared that older child adoption has become more common in recent years, both domestically and internationally. ...

Older child adoption—“older” meaning 3 years of age and up—has become a more common occurrence in recent years, particularly for those...

In my last blog I shared that an inordinate number of adopted and foster children struggle with sensory challenges as compared to...

Many adopted and foster children struggle with sensory deficits and challenges. This is due to higher incidences of risk factors such as...