Advocating for Your Foster Child
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| A Permanent Home | Working to provide a stable home from which a child can grow is the best thing foster parents can do. Read more |
| Don't Make Kids Wait |
Waiting is painful, even torturous for adults. Ignorant of the outcome, one is likely to imagine every possibility, and especially the worst. Read more |
| Making Your Voice Count | Foster parents are the only players who have 24/7 day-after-day knowledge of the children in their home. They know and they care and they must have input. Read more |
| A Voice for Foster Parents | Advocating for the foster child is one of the duties of a foster parent. Common sense dictates that they should have certain rights in order to fulfill this duty. Read more |
| Keeping a Journal | The written word has power. Foster parents need to keep a record. The strongest material you can have in defending against allegations or advocating for your foster child is a well-documented daily journal. Read more |
| Preparing a Life Book | How can foster parents “listen” to their new arrival? One good way is to work with the child to prepare a story of the child's past. Called a Life Book.... Read more |
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