Do you have someone that you rely on? Is there someone that you know will be there for you, support you, call you out, back you up, and fight for you every step of the way? Can you imagine not having that person? Can you imagine feeling too scared to trust anyone or anything? Or wondering … [Read more...]

Nobody really knows what they’re signing up for when they become parents. There are all kinds of warnings and advice that come when a family welcomes a child into their home, but there is no substitute for what experience teaches. And the same thing can be said for becoming a foster parent. There … [Read more...]

Here in the South, like in many other places of the world, we are steeped in tradition. There are traditions about holidays, about clothes, about food, about schools, and, you guessed it, about raising children. Parenting styles and techniques are a much-studied topic and everyone has their own take … [Read more...]