A friend got a call today that she’s getting her first placement as a foster parent: a newborn baby boy. Her questions made me want to put together a list of suggestions to ask if you’re picking up a newborn. These are different than the questions you might ask for the placement of an older child.

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With the possibility (let’s be honest, probability) of the children leaving, I’ve had this inner desire to make them more real to the outside world as if that would somehow prove they w…

These are different than the questions you might ask for the placement of an older child. #fostercare #foster #newborn

Before you bristle too hard at the title, stick with me. Back when Milkman and I started our journey to welcome non-biological children into our home, it was with one goal in mind: adoption. We kne…

Finding purposeful ways to bond with an adopted infant will decrease or eliminate the impact of reactive attachment disorder after the adoption process.

Here are six common misconceptions surrounding the youngest children in the foster care system and six explanations to set the record straight. #WaitNoMore #FosterCare #Adoption #Infant #Parenting #FosterParents #FosterFamily #Family

In our state, all perspective foster and adoptive families are required to complete a checklist of characteristics as part of the home study. Couples and individuals must determine the "type" of children they are willing to consider. Questions include: gender, age, race, family history, medical conditions, mental and emotional health, education, personality, behavior, etc. It's…

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You Know You’re a Foster Parent When You’re at the doctor’s office and stare blankly when asked for your child’s birth date. You’re pretty sure your foster kids don…