Foster Care & Adoption - Becoming a parent for kids who need a home

Does your child struggle with poor coordination, hyperactive behavior, poor impulse control, and learning disabilities? Were they born at a...

When I thought of PTSD before we adopted from foster care, my first thought would have been of a soldier who came home from war and...

Sensory processing disorder is more or less what it sounds like. It is when one’s senses are processed in a...

You’ve heard the horror stories and seen the pictures of what bad residential treatment centers look like. For every happy adoption...

I’ve heard that a good illustration for the experience of adoption grief is a large ball in a similar-sized box. Every time the box...

Becoming a parent has changed my definition of success—not because I don’t believe that my children cannot do anything they put their...

Child Welfare Information Gateway describes foster care as a “temporary service provided by States for children who cannot live with...

A few months ago I was at a summer barbecue chatting with a few ladies. The topic of foster care and adoption came up when a woman named...

Once upon a time, I would have laughed at the title of this article. I would have told you that it would never happen in my home. But the...

So you’ve decided to jump into the world of adoption.  Maybe you’re still wading through your paperwork pregnancy. Perhaps...