Adopting a child is a serious process. There are several reasons why families choose to adopt children. Despite your reason, adopting a child is a process you must be ready for. When adopting, you have to ensure that the emotion(s) of the child(ren) are a top...
Dr. John DeGarmoDr. John DeGarmo is an international expert in parenting and foster care and is a TEDX TALK presenter. Dr. John is the founder and director of THE FOSTER CARE INSTITUTE. He and his wife have had over 60 children come through their home as foster...
Foster parenting can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be stressful. If you already have children at home, you have probably worried about how bringing a foster child into the mix will disrupt your home. Any new child, whether biological or foster, will create...
May is National Foster Care Month. Often, people have some serious misconceptions about the foster care system and requirements to be a foster parent. The choice to be a foster parent is not an easy one, but it can come with lasting benefits. Myth: Foster...
Guest contributor Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon and her husband Andrew Fitz-Gibbon, have cared for more than 100 children in a foster care career spanning more than three decades. They developed a method, “loving nonviolent re-parenting,” to best care for foster children....
Guest Author: Marcus Carter Nineteen year old Marcus Carter, bullied severely throughout his early school years, is a strong child advocate dedicated to raising awareness of child maltreatment issues in the United States....
May Is National Foster Care Month - a time to recognize that we each can play a part in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care. There is an overwhelming need across the country to help the more than 430,000...
MAY IS NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH – a time to recognize that we each can play a part in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care. There is an overwhelming need across the country to help the more than 430,000 children and youth in foster care and over...
May Is National Foster Care Month - a time to recognize that we each can play a part in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care. There is an overwhelming need across the country to help the more than 430,000...
Note from American SPCC: We believe that childhood should be fun for kids. A time to learn, be nurtured, and loved. Childhood shouldn’t hurt. But the harsh reality is that millions of children experience devastating childhoods, with...
#GivingTuesday is a dedicated global day of giving that follows Thanksgiving. A social media movement that celebrates giving and philanthropy, and reminds us to give back. We invite you to get inspired with us this November 28th, and...
By Ginger Kadlec   get free updates of new posts here. Pick a child that represents the over 402,000 children in the foster care system as of the end of September 2013, and the child would be a… 9-year old white male, More likely to be disabled than a child...