A Guide to Working with Your DCP&P Caseworker
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View ArticleFoster Children and Pets: Providing Comfort and Maintaining Safety
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View ArticleHow Do I Know When My Foster Care Placement Has Run Its Course?
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View ArticleCreating a Time Capsule with your Foster Child
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View ArticleDealing with Sibling Separation in Foster Care
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View ArticleYour Foster Child’s Vision Board: Take Control of the Future
Most children do not have control of their lives. They can’t make big decisions like where to live or what to buy. In The post Your Foster Child’s Vision Board: Take Control of the Future appeared...
View ArticleFoster Care Placement FAQ
You’ve done everything they’ve asked – you’re up to speed on all the trainings, you’ve filled out all the forms, making sure to The post Foster Care Placement FAQ appeared first on Foster and Adoptive...
View ArticleGiving Gangs L.I.P.: Dealing with Gangs as a Foster Parent
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View ArticleTeaching Your Foster Teen Financial Responsibility
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View ArticleTop 5 FAFS Services You Aren’t Taking Advantage Of (But Totally Should!)
Foster and Adoptive Family Services (FAFS) provides a lot of different services and opportunities, whether it’s the NJFC Scholars Program helping kids get The post Top 5 FAFS Services You Aren’t Taking...
View ArticleA Foster Parent’s Guide to Teen Social Media Privacy 2016
The Social Media Shift In this Internet era, long-winded phone calls and face-to-face visits have taken a back seat to the new king The post A Foster Parent’s Guide to Teen Social Media Privacy 2016...
View ArticleWhat Books To Read With Your Foster Kid
There’s a good chance that reading was a big part of your childhood. Whether it was a bedtime story told by your mother The post What Books To Read With Your Foster Kid appeared first on Foster and...
View ArticlePositive Discipline: How to Discipline Your Foster Child
The spectre of spanking looms over every parent. Traditionally a method of discipline aimed at correcting a child’s behavior, spanking has become a The post Positive Discipline: How to Discipline Your...
View ArticleSafety at Home: Keeping Your Foster Child Safe
As any parent will tell you, keeping your child safe is a full-time job. All it takes is a turned back and a The post Safety at Home: Keeping Your Foster Child Safe appeared first on Foster and...
View ArticleThe Gateway to Graduation: Stabilizing Foster Children’s Education
When you first decided to become a foster parent, you might not have considered that the child coming into your home could be The post The Gateway to Graduation: Stabilizing Foster Children’s Education...
View ArticleEncouraging Foster Children: Conquering the Fear of Failure
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View ArticleHow to Fight Hopelessness in Your Foster Child
“Why bother? Nothing will work out anyway. No one cares and it doesn’t make a difference.” These are sentiments shared by those plagued The post How to Fight Hopelessness in Your Foster Child appeared...
View ArticleFinding Help in the 21st Century: Foster Parent Networks
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View ArticleHow to Make Your Foster Child Feel at Home
Welcoming your foster child into your home isn’t going to be as easy as simply opening your door. You need to treat him
View ArticleUpdated 2016: Can I Claim My Foster Child On My Taxes?
You’re a new foster parent. You attended the orientation, filled out all of the proper paperwork, went through every inspection process and took
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