Emotional and behavioral issues created as a result of child abandonment don’t magically disappear once the child becomes an adult. Quite the opposite, actually: they can become even more pronounced if not managed properly. Child abandonment comes in different forms, but at its root, it is … [Read more...]
What Out-of-Home Child Placement Can Mean for Kids
Children who grow up in out-of-home child placement go through a multitude of changes that have a lasting impact on the rest of their lives. This environmental change during their formative years affects the way they form attachments, prepare for adulthood, their academic performance, their ability … [Read more...]
If You Know, You know
Once upon a time people thought that bleeding reduced a fever. Cocaine was a main ingredient in Coca-Cola. People sewed their own clothes. Women were encouraged to smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol during their pregnancy. There are a plethora of things throughout history that people used to … [Read more...]
Tug of War
Tug of War and the Foster Care System Tug of war —a game with two players jostling back and forth desperate, to pull the middle flag over the threshold to be declared the winner. It is a game in which you have control over your opposing player. To be the victor you must focus only on pulling your … [Read more...]
Resilience
Resilience. What does that mean to you? The definition of resilience or being resilient means to recover quickly from difficulties that life has thrown your way. It is a psychological quality where a person who has been knocked down by life's adversities is able to bounce back at least as strongly … [Read more...]
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