Kris’ Corner – Trauma-Informed Sleep

So I heard a talk recently that I found to be amazing and wanted to share her information with you. This is not anything I came up with; this is her work, so I want to be totally clear about that. While on her fostering journey, she realized, and you may have as well...

Kris’ Corner – A book to consider: “Love Me, Feed Me”

So, I have been doing a lot of reading lately. Some of what I’m reading is just for fun, but some of it is educational as I continue to try and improve my skills as an adoptive mom with a Special Needs kiddo. I when I was a foster parent, it was a struggle sometimes...

Kris’ Corner – Coping Mechanisms

So foster care (and honestly life in general) is filled with a variety of different coping mechanisms. As a foster parent, you might find that you have some as well (and even if you don’t “find” that you do, chances are you have them…because being a foster parent is...

Kris’ Corner – Grief in Foster Care

So there are lots of reasons that foster parents might grieve (I know this might not be selling it if you are on the fence about being a foster parent). But first and foremost, a foster family might grieve when a child they think is going to stay forever ends up being...

Kris’ Corner – Ways that Schools Can Help Kids in Care

Today’s post piggybacks on the last, as it talks about ways the school can help kids in care (or at least strive to help!). First of all, just being aware of the potential triggers we discussed last time and aiming to avoid them if at all possible would be a huge step...