Download or read book Foster the Family written by Jamie C. Finn and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent's day--hurting children, struggling biological parents, and a broken system--are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent's heart--confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear. With the compassion and insight of a fellow foster parent, Jamie C. Finn helps you see your struggles through the lens of the gospel, bringing biblical truths to bear on your unique everyday realities. In these short, easy-to-read chapters, you'll find honest, personal stories and practical lessons that provide encouragement and direction from God's Word as you walk the journey of foster parenting.
Download or read book It s Okay to Wonder written by Rhonda Wagner and published by Joy of Avery. This book was released on 2019-08-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'm excited to be a sister in our foster family, but I'm worried about new rules. I feel happy and sad at the same time. What about when our help isn't needed anymore?" It's Okay to Wonder is a story about Avery, a loquacious girl whose parents have decided to become foster parents. While Mom and Dad attend another foster training class, Avery shares with her Nana and Pop about her mixed-up feelings. She and her grandparents learn together what it might be like to become a foster family--that it's okay to feel two emotions at the same time and that it's okay to wonder! The Joy of Avery series offers resources for foster care families and brings the world of foster care to life by exploring Avery's feelings as her family welcomes foster children into their home. It's Okay to Wonder is the first book in the series.
Download or read book My Foster Family written by Jennifer Levine and published by C W L A Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coloring book for children telling the story of Jamal, a boy in foster care, who, accompanied by his foster mother, is going to visit his biological mother.
Download or read book Give That Child a Chance written by Mycroft Green and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mycroft Green can’t pinpoint the deciding factor that propelled her to become a foster parent. But for most of her adult life, she has helped children and she knew she wanted to continue, especially assisting those who might face challenges. In Give that Child a Chance, she narrates her story of becoming a foster parent. Mycroft Green discusses her motivation, reviews the training required, shares stories of some of the children she cared for, and imparts advice for others seeking to become a foster parent. She tells that being a foster parent has been like a roller coaster ride. Every child is unique; they each have their quirks and their troubles. With some, it’s an uphill struggle, and with others it’s a downward slide. Give that Child a Chance gives insight into foster care and the important role of a foster parent. Mycroft Green is grateful she’s been able to help children navigate their issues and help them gain the tools they need to restore peace in their lives.
Download or read book My Foster Care Journey written by Beth O'Malley and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When Will I See My Family written by Kim Stafford and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children in foster care are often misunderstood and unheard. "When Will I See My Family?" shows Alex and Derek's first twenty-four hours in foster care. The book creates normalcy for children and provides comfort to know they are not alone when placed in a home. If you're welcoming a child into your home, the story can spark conversation and shed light on the experience of being placed into a foster home. This book will help you relate to a foster child in your life, whether you're a foster parent, sibling, teacher, neighbor, or friend.
Download or read book I Miss My Foster Parents written by Stefon Herbert and published by CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America). This book was released on 1991 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little boy who is adopted tells why he misses his foster parents.
Download or read book They re All My Children written by Danielle Wozniak and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from foster mothers' perspectives, this book voices the often painful experiences of contemporary U.S. foster mothers as they struggle to mother and care-work in the face of exploitative social relations with the state.
Download or read book The Foster Child s Journey Into My Home written by Ella Mentry and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book I write about the life that I experience, through the eyes of foster children, while they lived in my home with my family and me. I want to let the world know that it is important for us to help raise, not only our children, but children whose parent or parents are unable to do so. Yes, "it takes a village to raise a child"! These foster children enter the foster care system, some as young as newborn, and sometimes they linger or get lost in the system. They either float from home-to-home, are adopted by an adoptive foster parent(s) or the foster parent who is caring for them. Very few children return to their families, for many different reasons. I want to enlighten people, by helping them understand that these precious foster children deserve a home, they deserve to feel wanted, loved and told that they are special. As a former foster parent, I learned that there was a misconception about foster children. Some people thought that all foster children were born drug-addicted and/or were sickly. Not so! Foster children are up-to-date with their immunizations, they go for physicals each time that are placed in a foster home and upon leaving the foster home. I also want to share some of my experiences which I had with foster children...some of the things they did and some of the things they have said. We must remember that children are quite resilient, therefore, even foster children thrive in uncomfortable circumstances. Please read what I have written because I would like for everyone to try and understand what it must be like to be a child, be removed from your home and placed inside of a home with total strangers. Please take a minute and try to imagine yourself in their shoes...how scary it must feel like to them. How, even babies who are used to their mother's scent, end up in a stranger's arms. This stranger has a totally different scent that the baby's mother, so imagine how irritable this baby can become because he or she no longer smell
Download or read book Maybe Days written by Jennifer Wilgocki and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will I live with my parents again? Will I stay with my foster parents forever? For children in foster care, the answer to many questions is often "maybe." Maybe Days addresses the questions, feelings, and concerns these children most often face. Honest and reassuring, it also provides basic information that children want and need to know, including the roles of various people in the foster care system and whom to ask for help. An extensive afterword for adults caring for foster children describes the child's experience, underscores the importance of open communication, and outlines a variety of ways to help children adjust to the "maybe days"—and to thrive. From the Note to Foster Parents and Other Adults: The enormity of adjustment that children in foster care are asked to make is hard to over-state. Children in foster care may experience and express a range of feelings, many of which may emerge during the reading of this book. Multiple feelings may occur at the same time and may include: Relief and a sense of safety Happiness and a sense of enjoyment Sadness Anger Fear or worry Confusion Guilt Shame Loneliness Sense of loss Some children respond well to verbal discussion about their feelings....Keep in mind that asking questions and encouraging activities can be useful for some children, but it is not always necessary and is never a substitute for simply listening.
Download or read book Unlimited Love written by Rosemary Farris and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-05 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the inspiring story of how one mother and her family had a positive impact on more than four hundred children over their twenty-five years of fostering. Learn about their passion and how they welcomed hurt, scared, and troubled children into their home at all hours of the day and night and cared for them like they were their own. From newborn babies, to toddlers, to brothers, and sisters and teens, they touched the lives of so many with their love and devotion. What a marvelous story. It is a reminder that there are still good people out there doing their part to help others. aEUR"Bob Morse, writer and editor I still consider you my parents because you were the first ones to truly love and care for me when I needed it most. aEUR"Paul, former foster child I have never met anyone that can match Rosie's love and compassion for her kids and Kenny's support and devotion to Rosie. aEUR"Steve Brazzell, family friend
Download or read book My Full Life Circle Squared written by Richard Oden and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a very unique story. I grew up in the foster care system in the state of Alabama until being adopted at age twelve. Eighteen years later my life came full circle as my wife and I officially became foster parents to three beautiful children. While they were in our care, I got deployed to Afghanistan with the air force, and my wife had our firstborn biological child while I was overseas! On January 29, 2016, twenty-two years after I got adopted out of foster care, my life came full circle again as my wife and I adopted those three children out of foster care! While deployed, I wrote most of my book, My Full Life Circle Squared, which came out on Veterans Day, November 11, which was also National Adoption Month. It is a foster care/adoption story, but it is also a military story as well. Some of the real and significant sacrifices of our military members do, indeed, endure. This is a very inspirational story blessed by God! I have many life experiences that so many people can relate to. I talk about sleeping in the back of cars, not having my father in my life, getting married to my middle-school sweetheart, us having three miscarriages, being in foster care, getting adopted, being a foster parent, being an adoptive parent, money, and much more! I hope my story paints the picture of the providence of God and his will in my life and how he put me in foster care so that one day I could, indeed, inspire, encourage, motivate, and minister to others! I encourage others to help fatherless children by considering fostering/adoption and encourage our military as well! I will be donating a portion of all proceeds to foster/adoption and military charities!
Download or read book Fostering Love written by Kathleen M Paydo and published by . This book was released on 2022-08-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Foster Parents written by Dr. Jamillah Smith and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-10-29 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a young girl that was placed in a caring and supportive foster home. The author wrote this book to help young children like Josie and herself when she was Josie?s age with transitioning into an unfamiliar home. There are challenges some children will face while in the care of their foster parents. This book includes tips for children to help them during those difficult moments.
Download or read book My Foster Child and Me written by Adoption in Child Time and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Foster Care Journey written by Nina Zaremba and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-23 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the experiences of hundreds of thousands of foster kids, My Foster Care Journey tells the story of Josie, an 8-year-old girl who has just been placed into foster care. Josie learns and adapts to the foster care system as she is removed from her home, is moved-in with foster parents, meets Tucker at the Friends of Foster Children Facility, and goes to court for the first time. Josie's journey is confusing and frightening, but with Tucker by her side and adults who are ready to help her, Josie becomes familiar and fearless as she goes on to continue her life in the foster care system.
Download or read book Foster Child written by and published by Julian Messner. This book was released on 1984 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the experiences of a boy named Peter who is living in the home of foster parents while his own mother tries to overcome her alcoholism.
