My First Three Days in Foster Care and My Advice to Foster Parents

1. Leave an open line of communication. This can be as simple as, “If you want to talk about anything, I want to listen.” or “How are you ...

"What to Expect" The First Week of a New Foster Placement

Expect the expected child to, quite possibly, not show at all. For all you new foster parents, holding your phone in your hands, waiting for the ...

Advice for prospective and new foster parents : r/Fosterparents

I think it's important for foster parents to realise the asymetry of the process. So many foster parents see their first placement as a ...

10 Tips for the First Week of a Foster Care Placement

If you've talked to another foster parent, or if this isn't your first placement, you know that there's really no way to be fully prepared. In ...

HELP!!! First time foster parents...feeling like this will be the last!

So with bios who are difficult - Have a stern talk with them. Remind them you are on the same team - the child. I always tell them I don't care what happened in ...

What is a first day in a new foster home like? - Quora

When I asked I was told names like “Miss Jolly.” I wasn't told the first name or anything like that. Or if other foster kids would be there. You ...

Things Foster Parents Should Know: Essential Tips and Insights

You don't sleep for the first 30 days. Make sure to get a trusted pediatrician and pediatric dentist. Attend foster parent support groups and ...

As a former foster child, what are some tips for people who want to ...

Understand that you are a caregiver that is on duty 24/7 except for respite care and there may likely be the potential of adoption. You don't ...

What to Expect During the First Few Days of Fostering - Sevita Blog

Managing Your Own Self-Care · Accept your emotions - It's normal to feel a wide range of emotions as a foster parent. · Seek support when necessary - Don't ...

What's the first week of foster parenting like? - Skookum Kids

Some families find it helpful to use a few days of vacation time that week, using a fun day trip or outing to help ease the transition.

What Is Some Good Advice for First-Time Foster Parents?

Don't be afraid to ask questions. Find your voice in it, but also remember to advocate for kids and their biological families. Foster parenting ...

My Experiences in Foster Care | Children's Rights

My advice to anyone going through the foster care system is to utilize the services offered to you. Counseling is beneficial, and although ...

Foster Parent Advice: What to expect in your first year of fostering

“Get to know the child – don't smother them, stand back, and let them come to you for comfort. Me and my husband want the children we have to fit in with our ...

10 Tips for First Time Foster Parents (You Need to Read This!)

Training is valuable to be a good foster parent · Build a support system and rely on it · Make the child feel as welcome as possible · Don't get too attached to ...

The First 24 Hours, Week, and Six Weeks of a Child in Foster Care ...

Be mindful of what you choose to say as a foster parent. Do not say anything that would be hurtful about the child's family of origin, history, or past ...

10 meaningful ways to support a foster family - Global Orphan Project

Be proactive and ask what the family needs before and after a new placement arrives. Maybe it's diapers and a baby gate? Maybe its bunk beds and ...

Day in the Life of a Foster Family - Chosen Care

I'll never forget that first placement phone call. · The first days and weeks were a blur of home visits, medical and dental appointments, ...

My Fostering Story: An interview with foster parent Brooke Thames

One of my favorite memory was when we took a boy for respite and took him shopping. We gave him a few dollars to buy something to play with while he was at our ...

A day in the life of foster parents I FCA - Foster Care Associates

Day to day there is the foster parent recordings which I do daily, logging children's moments, milestones and what we have been up to. Then ...

Foster parents: Celebrate everything—and other secrets to success

For example, the first thing I do when a youth comes into my home is make a connection call with the parents. I really need to hear their story.