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80The Importance of Optimism, A Foster Parent's Story
I have a story to tell. As a foster parent of over 18 years, and after parenting over 250 kids and teaching classes for 13 years, plus counseling adoptive families and families in crisis, I've been inspired...
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77A Pedofile's Child Part 2
Out of control wouldn't have really described me as a teenager. For one, I was the opposite of promiscuous. I wouldn't let a boy touch me. Drinking and partying on the other hand... Pretty much what ever...
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75Worried? It's Ok! I've Got Your Back When You Hit Your Bottom!
The following words of wisdom are the ramblings of a female in the latter days of life, marriage, parenting, and the American Dream. There's a lot I don't know. I admit it. The older I get, the less I worry...
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72Discerning Manipulative Behavior From Stress Episodes
Children who have experienced interpersonal trauma often also come out of family of origin situations where there were poor boundaries and limits. The child may have learned many manipulative techniques in...
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75Common Foster Parenting Myths
I've been a foster parent for over 18 years, now retired. Together, my husband and I have had hundreds of hours of training in the field of foster care, and then I have conducted hundreds of workshops myself...
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75LOST: An Injured Soul in Dire Need of a Gentle Kind of Love
She sits quietly humming to herself as though she has not a care in the world. The aura that surrounds her, as I look cautiously in her direction, is a peaceful array of colors that touch me deeply. Her...
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70Requirements to Become Foster Parents in Australia
Thinking of becoming foster parents? It’s a fulfilling occupation that is fulfilling a real need in the community. Here are some of the requirements to become foster parents in Australia. Taking on the...
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73I was Adopted
MY LIFE I was raised in an urban area in a busy street in Manila, Philippines. My childhood was definetely a good one, a good education, nice friends, a good housing and the best sense of the country...
14 comments71Interrupting, Blocking, and Managing Acting Out Behavior
If you are a foster parent, you likely have had your share of children who act out. Though each child is different and their reasons for acting out are different, the process of acting out essentially is the...
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69Can't Adopt a Pet? Become a Foster Parent to a Cat or Kitten! Come On! Lend a Paw!
Currently I am fostering a stray cat and her five kittens. To make a long story short, there is a stray cat problem in the community that I live in and I decided to lend a paw! I contacted the SPCA and am...
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