FAW: Circles of Support
Circles of Support: Caregivers Need Care, Too When you think of why you became a foster parent, and the traits that you possess that help you on your journey, what […]
Partners: Building Networks of Support
Building Networks of Support and Care In this issue of Partners, we chose to focus on building networks of support and care around you. We know that no one can exactly […]
Birth Parent’s Guide to Grief – A 12 Step Process
This is a book written by birth parents for birth parents. It has been reviewed and given notes by two therapists and focus groups. It is a twelve step process […]
Attaching Through Love, Hugs and Play – Simple strategies to help build connections with your child
Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it difficult to attach and bond – whether […]
The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (and their parents)
This positive, straightforward book offers kids with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) their own comprehensive resource for both understanding their condition and finding tools to cope with the challenges they face […]
Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood – Firsthand Advice, Tips and Stories from Lesbian and Gay Couples
Same-sex couples are faced with many different options when choosing to have children today. In Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood, author, activist and father Eric Rosswood guides and helps prospective LGBT […]
No-Drama Discipline – The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, […]
Billy Had to Move – A Foster Care Story
Child Protection Services have been involved with Billy and his mother for some time now. He has been happily settled in a kinship placement with his grandmother and enjoys his […]
Help a Hamster – Helping Children to Understand Fostering and Adoption
When Henry, our class hamster, had four babies, we were surprised. Alfie Tate became the hamster monitor. Alfie was adopted when he was little and he wanted to help find […]
In Our Mothers’ House
Marmee, Meema, and the kids are just like any other family on the block. In their beautiful house, they cook dinner together, they laugh together, and they dance together. But […]
