A Guidebook For Raising Foster Children

Author : Susan McNair Blatt M.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000-02-28
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780313000393

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A Guidebook for Raising Foster Children by Susan McNair Blatt M.D. Pdf

Foster parents need wisdom to guide foster children to enable them to have a meaningful experience. This book, written by a pediatrician, with the help of foster parents, provides guidance and suggestions to maximize the experience for foster families and assist them in the process. With the help of many foster parents, this book contains practical suggestions for those who care for foster children. It addresses many of the major and minor problems that may arise. This book contains easily understood discussions of those problems with practical suggestions for resolving them, including when to call in a professional. Although various trends in child welfare are discussed, it is important to note that this book does not aim at criticizing the system, but rather attempts to address the needs of the children going through the system. This book is intended as a resource for anyone involved with the foster care system and particularly families raising foster children.

Author : Mary Rapshaw
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-11
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780595216192

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Foster Parent Handbook by Mary Rapshaw Pdf

BECOME A FOSTER PARENT A mom, dad, house and dog do not make a home. Everyday, there are children who experience this sad fact when they are removed from their home due to neglect or abuse. Not every foster child has a foster family. In some regions, foster children must wait for long periods of time in shelter care. More than one-half million children in the United States rely on foster families to provide a safe and loving home. Many wonderful and caring families would like to open their homes to these children, but are clueless about how to get started. There are many misconceptions, myths and misunderstandings surrounding foster care. These concerns must be shattered and waiting children must be nurtured. This book details for prospective foster parents the requirements, qualifications and screening process. Step by step, foster parents are guided through the crucial decisions and directed to the vital information they will need to foster parent effectively. Foster Parent Handbook provides an indispensible guide for navigating through the foster care system. It is designed for use by prospective foster parents, those who are currently foster parents and professionals providing foster care services.

Author : Mary Ann Goodearle,Mary Ann Goodearle MS
Publisher : Trafford on Demand Pub
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1412078474

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A Guide to Foster Parenting by Mary Ann Goodearle,Mary Ann Goodearle MS Pdf

Surviving in the foster care system is as equally challenging as parenting difficult children. This is vital information all foster parents need to remain available for children who need them.

Author : Andy Elvin,Martin Barrow
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781784504809

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Welcome to Fostering by Andy Elvin,Martin Barrow Pdf

What should you expect when you're expecting to foster? This book is a guide to taking the first critical steps of your fostering journey, explaining what fostering is, how to become a foster carer and what it takes to thrive. Combining invaluable advice from veteran foster carers, the expertise of the professionals who support them, and priceless experiences of foster children themselves, this book explains the fostering process step by step. It tackles all the questions that you've ever asked yourself about fostering: What is fostering really like? What are the challenges? What kind of difference could I make? Comprehensive and accessible, this is the companion for first-time fosterers or those considering foster care.

Author : John DeGarmo
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781784501624

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Helping Foster Children In School by John DeGarmo Pdf

Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them. Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior and their academic performance, with many failing to complete their education. They will have often experienced trauma or neglect which can result in a number of developmental delays. By looking at why children in foster care do not perform as well as their counterparts, John DeGarmo, who has fostered more than 40 children, provides easy-to-use strategies to target the problems commonly faced. He emphasizes the importance of an open dialogue between teacher, parent and social worker, to ensure that everyone is working jointly to achieve the best outcome for the child. An invaluable resource for foster parents, social workers and educators alike, this book encourages a unified response to ensure foster children are given the best chance to succeed at school.

Author : Barbara Hughes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1600474381

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The No-Nonsense Guide to Foster Parenting by Barbara Hughes Pdf

Over two-thirds of the children placed in foster care come into the system carrying the negative baggage of their past. Broken families, substance abuse, and physical, sexual, and emotional abuse also create a dilemma for foster parents: How do you correct problem behavior while giving your foster children the extra reassurance they need? How do you show them that your home is a safe, respectful place? The No-Nonsense Guide to Foster Parenting is full of common-sense, compassionate solutions to the unique problems that arise in foster homes. Barbara Hughes is a successful foster parent of twenty-plus years, and has experienced literally thousands of different situations, behaviors, problems, concerns, and dilemmas. In this book you will see the best and worst situations in foster care. You will also learn how to deal with common problems and fears, and acquire the skills for doing so in a peaceable and respectful manner. This simple, common-sense approach guarantees better outcomes-enabling your foster children to be calmer and more focused so that they may grow and thrive.

Author : Irwin G. Sarason,Karen C. Lindner,Keith Crnic
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0877052816

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A Guide for Foster Parents by Irwin G. Sarason,Karen C. Lindner,Keith Crnic Pdf

Author : John DeGarmo
Publisher : Atlantic Publishing Company
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781620235812

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The Foster Care Survival Guide: by John DeGarmo Pdf

Foster parenting is often seen as a calling and a mission of love. At the same time, foster parenting can be both very difficult and exhausting. When caring for children who have suffered abuse, neglect, and traumas, foster parents face their own set of unique challenges each day. The Foster Care Survival Guide is a must have for today’s foster parents. It is a guide to surviving the lifestyle of a foster parent filled with personal stories, practical tips and advice, and even humor and emotions, The Foster Care Survival Guide is an essential guide for both novice and experienced foster parents. Leading foster care expert Dr. John DeGarmo combines his own wisdom with that of fellow foster parents. Tackling issues such as helping children with disorders and anxieties, how to best manage the lifestyle of a foster parent, working with birth parents, getting the help you need, addressing your own marriage while caring for children in need, and balancing the needs of your biological children with your foster children, The Foster Care Survival Guide delivers experienced and sympathetic wisdom and advice that every foster parent, advocate, and professional needs today as they care for children in care.

Author : M. C. Gore Camerer
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN : 0398080755

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Raising Other People's Kids by M. C. Gore Camerer Pdf

Author : Jennifer Wilgocki,Marcia Kahn Wright
Publisher : American Psychological Association
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781433842726

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Maybe Days by Jennifer Wilgocki,Marcia Kahn Wright Pdf

Will I live with my parents again? Will I stay with my foster parents forever? For children in foster care, the answer to many questions is often "maybe." Maybe Days addresses the questions, feelings, and concerns these children most often face. Honest and reassuring, it also provides basic information that children want and need to know, including the roles of various people in the foster care system and whom to ask for help. An extensive afterword for adults caring for foster children describes the child's experience, underscores the importance of open communication, and outlines a variety of ways to help children adjust to the "maybe days"—and to thrive. From the Note to Foster Parents and Other Adults: The enormity of adjustment that children in foster care are asked to make is hard to over-state. Children in foster care may experience and express a range of feelings, many of which may emerge during the reading of this book. Multiple feelings may occur at the same time and may include: Relief and a sense of safety Happiness and a sense of enjoyment Sadness Anger Fear or worry Confusion Guilt Shame Loneliness Sense of loss ​Some children respond well to verbal discussion about their feelings....Keep in mind that asking questions and encouraging activities can be useful for some children, but it is not always necessary and is never a substitute for simply listening.

Author : John DeGarmo
Publisher : Familius
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1641701242

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The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom by John DeGarmo Pdf

Foster parenting is both a rewarding and a challenging job, a lifestyle of continuous learning and new experiences, and The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom will be there to support you as you, in turn, support your foster children. Filled with 365 days' worth of daily tips, inspirational quotes, and motivational short stories from a foster care expert, this book is a must-read for modern child-welfare advocates, adoptive parents, and foster parents. It provides inspirational content every day, including instructions, tips, anecdotes, and more.

Author : Barbara Cummins Tantrum
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781623175153

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The Adoptive Parents' Handbook by Barbara Cummins Tantrum Pdf

The essential guide to parenting adopted and foster kids--learn to create felt safety, heal attachment trauma, and navigate challenging behaviors and triggers Children who have been adopted and/or shuttled through the foster-care system experience trauma at a much higher rate than other kids, which can make it difficult for them to trust, relax, regulate their emotions, and connect with their new families. As a parent, learning how to heal attachment trauma, attune to your child's needs, identify triggers, and create felt safety is essential to providing the loving, supportive, and stable home they need to thrive. Written for parents of adopted and foster kids of all ages, this book offers resources for handling common concerns like sleep issues, food sensitivities, anger, fear, and reactivity. It also provides guidance on navigating transracial adoptions, working through parents' own hang-ups, and recognizing signs of developmental and psychological conditions. The book highlights practical strategies and provides real-life examples to address questions like: How do I help my adopted child adjust? Is this kind of behavior "normal"? How do I help my child live, heal, and thrive with PTSD?

Author : Anita Bosky,Richard Brozovich,Linda M. Chase
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2002-06-01
Category : Foster child
ISBN : 097251760X

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Foster Care Children by Anita Bosky,Richard Brozovich,Linda M. Chase Pdf

Information for parents and educators of key issues to consider when caring for or teaching children who are in foster care. Topics discussed include how to make a favorable match between foster child and foster parent, how to prepare to meet the foster child and how to promote a smooth entry into the new family. STrategies for parents and teachers to address the particular emotional needs of foster children are a major focus.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Foster children
ISBN : UOM:39015064107546

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The Foster Child by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lana Temple Plotz M.S.,Temple-Plotz, Stricklett, Baker, Sterba
Publisher : Boys Town Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-22
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781936734030

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Practical Tools for Foster Parents by Lana Temple Plotz M.S.,Temple-Plotz, Stricklett, Baker, Sterba Pdf

New or experienced foster parents as well as grandparents and other relatives caring for a child forced from home by a crisis will find help and hope in Practical Tools for Foster Parents.More than half a million children today live in out-of-home care, and many have special problems. The need for well-trained, loving foster parents has never been greater. In this book, Boys Town® offers these committed foster parents the professional tools they need, not only to care for foster children but to actually help them get better.Our approach to foster care focuses on building relationships with children, teaching them skills, and empowering them by teaching self-discipline and self-control. Inside, foster parents will find effective, research-based solutions for these common concerns:•Building a warm, trusting relationship with a foster child who still may have a strong attachment to his or her original family.•Working with the foster child's parents, who may be uncooperative or even hostile.•Creating a safe environment for your foster child, you, and your family.•Respecting your foster child's ethnic and cultural background, while teaching the child skills to help him or her succeed in the larger world.•Learning how to handle "blow ups" and prevent and correct misbehavior while you stay calm.•Teaching your foster child how to stay under control, solve problems, and make good decisions, even when he or she is angry or frustrated.•Handling transitions when a foster child moves to another placement or returns home.