Foster Parenting

If you are thinking about welcoming foster children into your home you may be asking yourself, “What do I need to do to prepare for foster kids?” The truth is that the whole process of getting your home and your family ready can be quite an undertaking. There are the emotions (nervousness, anticipation, excitement, fear…) […]

Now that you have decided you want to be a foster parent, you may be wondering, what do I need to do to prepare for foster children? This is such an important question and, as you will soon find out, there are many aspects of your home and lifestyle that will need to be addressed.

Here’s what to expect during the first day and the first week with a new foster placement. Advice and tips to help make your new placement easier!

Here is what you need to prepare for your foster (or foster to adopt) baby’s arrival. This is the list I wish I had had to save me time and money!

Getting through a foster care home study is a headache! Here are 8 helpful tips as you go through the process of getting licensed.

Setting up a bedroom for foster care can be confusing, exciting, overwhelming, difficult, and fun. Kinda like fostering in general! Here are some of my best tips for setting up your house and your bedrooms for foster children.

Here are 15 things you can do while you wait for your first foster placement. Being a foster parent will be challenging – get prepared with this list.

Curious what it is like to be a foster parent? Here is one family’s story about the highs and lows of foster care and why they stick with it.