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Foster care home study questions for you to prepare before the interview for your foster care approval. | foster to adopt | foster parent | home study approval | #blessedsimplicity #fostercare #fostertoadopt

Ok so a social worker just dropped off a new placement...now what?! You don't know the kids they don't know you, the whole thing can be ...

Prepare you and your house to change drastically! Top items to buy before you get your first foster child placement and gift ideas for foster parents.

One of the most popular posts on this blog is the Foster Care Binder to keep track of all the documentation that goes along with fostering. I have adapted it to a Documentation Binder for those children who have been adopted or birth children with special needs. But what about those respite situations where you only have a placement for a short time but still want to keep track of things? I made a Respite Binder this weekend with our first Respite Placement, this includes only the forms that…

When children arrive in a new foster home, they might not have all the necessary hygiene items they need. Creating a hygiene supply basket for children in foster care can help with the transition. #WaitNoMore #FosterCare #Adoption #FocusOnTheFamily #fostering #foster #fosterparents children in foster care, simple diy, free download

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A friend got a call today that she’s getting her first placement as a foster parent: a newborn baby boy. Her questions made me want to put together a list of suggestions to ask if you’re picking up a newborn. These are different than the questions you might ask for the placement of an older child.

Not everyone is called to foster, but most everyone wants to help out in some way. Creating a foster registry or even having a foster parent shower is a lovely way to include your friends and family in your journey!

Know the foster care qualifications to be a foster parent before you begin the home study process or foster to adopt. #fostercare #blessedsimplicity #fostertoadopt

Last year, our 2011 "Foster Friday" panel wrote about always being prepared as a foster parent . I never got around to adding my tidbits ...

One of the challenges of foster care is that you can't really pick and choose the kind of child that fits best in your home. Yes you fill out a checklist, but at the end of the day, you must say yes or no to every child that needs a home.

The inside scoop on what families in the midst of foster care find helpful, and things that aren’t.

Clothing Tips - There are many important features of foster parents. Love, understanding, patience, kindness. The list goes on.

Use a worry board to decorate a foster care bedroom with something fun and functional for both the foster child and the foster parents.

Your home study is done! Shew! Take some time to shake out that hand that has been signing an endless stream of paperwork! This was the point where I got shopping happy. Like literally. Buy all the…

To have a bag of new items they can call their own, instead of a trash bag or worse—nothing—can make all the difference for a child in foster care. We can help your church start a ministry that provides duffel bags full of new clothes, essentials, and items of comfort for children removed from their home and placed into foster care.

#fostercare #fosterparent #fostertoddler #fostermom #fosterdad My top 5 items to grab if you’re welcoming a toddler into your home 🤗 The indestructible books are an all-time favorite because they are truly toddler-proof

If you're looking for different ways to welcome new foster children into your home, here's a list of good items that you can provide to a new child entering your home! New homes can be overwhelming and they may only show up with a garbage bag full of their personal belongings, so these are some creative ways you can make them feel comfortable and at home!

Fostering Babies - Must Haves - 12 Things to have on hand before fostering newborns and infants, plus 12 things you may not have thought of to have...