Kris’ Corner – Halloween with Kids in Care

I might be going out on a limb (ok, not really) and surmise that most of us could agree that Halloween is based on a love of being scared…at least to some level. Now I must admit that I personally HATE being scared. I hate it. I hate jump scares, I hate blatant,...

Kris’ Corner – Foster Care and PTSD

So let’s take a few minutes and discuss Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Not really a “light” topic, so maybe you should sit down for this one. You may have seen commercials on TV to help bring awareness and understanding to PTSD, as well as to encourage current...

Kris’ Corner – Meeting Sensory Needs

As you may (or may not if this world of foster care is new to you): many children from hard places have sensory needs above…and possibly beyond…those of the general public. Now, I have to admit…once I began looking into my child’s sensory needs, I realized that I had...

Kris’ Corner – Moving with a Child From Hard Places

Moving from one home to another is a highly stressful event, in and of itself. Whatever it looks like…down-sizing, up-sizing, equilateral move…it’s going from one home to another and it’s stressful. Always stressful. And no matter how you slice it, there’s a lot of...

Kris’ Corner – Getting the Access Pass

For many foster parents, finding affordable activities for the kids can sometimes be a challenge. Now, it might be true that the kids may simply want to park themselves in front of a TV, and on occasion that might be ok, but for those times when it’s not, may I...

Kris’ Corner – Medicaid Waiver

At my house, we are always looking for resources we can tap into to help make our foster care, adoption or special needs journey an easier one. And one thing I’d like to discuss today is the Medicaid Waiver. Now…many people are under the impression that Medicaid...