Foster Parenting
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Multiple Placement in Foster Care
Children in foster care who endure repeated placements in foster homes are at emotional and developmental risk, and are less likely to form significant relationships.
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Children in Foster Care
In September 2006, over one-half million children lived in foster homes, half of those in non-relative settings. Fortunately, programs are in play to offer help.
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Emancipation from Foster Care
According to the Child Welfare League of America, an estimated 20-25,000 youth age out of foster care each year, finding themselves with no stability or familial base.
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Disrupting a Foster Care Placement
Disrupting a foster care placement is often a difficult decision for the foster family to make - a decision that should be given careful consideration.
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Alaska Foster Care Regulations
A general overview of the Alaska state regulations and requirements for family foster homes.
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Mangelernährung im Pflegeheim
Fachleute schlagen Alarm: Betagte Kranke und Pflegepersonen werden nicht ausreichend ernährt.
Es kommt zu Mangelerscheinungen.
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Welcoming a New Foster Child
The arrival of a foster child is often met with eagerness and anxiety. A little time spent in preparation can ease the stress of the first few days and weeks.
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Arizona Foster Care Regulations
A general overview of the Arizona state regulations and requirements for family foster homes.
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Lifebooks for Foster Children
Lifebooks are effective tools for building self-esteem and helping them cope with their past and present circumstances. They also offer many more benefits as well.
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Arkansas Foster Care Regulations
A general overview of the Arkansas state regulations and requirements for family foster homes.
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Alabama Foster Care Regulations
A general overview of the Alabama state regulations and requirements for family foster homes.
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CASA Volunteers are Changing Lives
CASA volunteers are making a difference in the lives of foster children. How the program got its start and why it is so effective in the lives of the children it touches.
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Foster Care Application
The foster care application package requires that a foster parent complete a number of forms, including financial information, police clearances and a medical report.
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Foster Parent Letters to the Judge
Writing a letter to the judge who oversees a foster child's case is an important aspect of foster parenting that often gets overlooked.
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What is Legal Risk Adoption
How a legal risk adoption can complete your family if all goes according to your plan and the plan of your state agency.
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Kansas Foster Care Regulations
If you are interested in providing foster care in Kansas, here is a general overview of the state regulations and requirements for family foster homes.
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Resolutions for Foster Parents
Foster parenting is both a worthwhile endeavor and a tough job. Make some resolutions that will make it even more rewarding and life changing in the new year.
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Common Foster Child Behaviors
It is common for new foster parents to wonder what to expect. Here are some common behaviors you will find among foster children and how to deal with them.
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Activity Ideas for Foster Children
The holidays hold many emotions for foster children. Here are ideas for those days when they need something else to focus on to keep their minds and hands occupied.
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Holiday Stress in Foster Children
It can be difficult to know what to do, but there are several steps you can take to help a foster or adopted child deal with their mixed emotions this time of year.
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Children and Attachment
Explaining attachment and how infants learn to attach also information on the symptoms of an attachment disorder
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Becoming a Foster Parent
Becoming a foster parent requires much dedication on your part. Generally, if you have a stable home environment and meet a few requirements it should go smoothly.
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Foster Parenting in Connecticut
A brief overview on how to help children in the state care system.
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Foster Parent vs Biological Parent
Fostering is rewarding but can also be stressful. Here are some things to be aware of when faced with an angry or meddlesome 'real' parent.
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Being a New Foster Parent
An overview of the first few days of what may happen once you've been approved to care for a child in the foster care system.
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