#fosterparents

[samiam288]

There are moments while being a foster mom that fill my heart with joy and gratitude. Recently we took in another foster daughter who is 12 and we still have our 17 year old foster daughter as well. We have never had to juggle two separate cases before so that is a new learning experience. I can’t help but think that people probably think we are crazy. Sometimes I think we are crazy for saying yes to another placement as well when we were really in a good routine with our 17 year old. As a family of three we talked and prayed about saying yes to the 12 year old and feel thankful we did say yes. It has been a blessing to get to know her and see how well the two girls get along. Now it has only been over two weeks so it is still in the honeymoon phase but so far I think things are going well. The younger girl really looks up to the 17 year old which is very sweet. If there is any 17 year old to look up to as a role model I am thankful it is her. I am beyond proud of the woman our 17 year old has become and continues to evolve into. I have always admired her resiliency, responsibility and the way she advocates for herself with all the people involved in her case. She is entering into her senior year and I am filled with so much joy as she has chosen us to walk alongside and support her during this amazing journey she is on. I am excited to see her take senior pictures, enjoy driving her own car to school, graduate high school, tour colleges and go to prom. She is breaking through barriers and creating a new legacy for her life.

With all of that said, today I feel blessed I am a foster mom to these beautiful girls ❤️

#fosterparents #fostercare

[kids-worldfun]

The Role of Foster Parents in Fostering Academic Success. Here we'll discuss the role of foster parents in fostering academic success and provide some of our top tips to help you support your foster child's education. 

#FosterParents #FosteringAcademicSuccess #ExtracurricularActivities #FosterChild #FosterCare

[africstyleinitiatives]

Facebook memories..... from one of my previous kids in foster care 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠 #fostercare #adoption #foster #fosterparents #fosterfamily #fosterlove #fostermom #thisisfostercare #fostercareawareness #fosteryouth #fosteringsaveslives #fostering #adoptionjourney #family #nonprofit #fostertoadopt #love #adopt #adoptdontshop #fostercareadoption #fosterkids #adoptionislove #children #fosterchildren #adoptionrocks #fosterparent #giveback #fosterparenting #community #adoptiveparents https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp2-MO3JUv_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#fostercare #adoption #foster #fosterparents #fosterfamily #fosterlove #fostermom #thisisfostercare #fostercareawareness #fosteryouth #fosteringsaveslives #fostering #adoptionjourney #family #nonprofit #fostertoadopt #love #adopt #adoptdontshop #fostercareadoption #fosterkids #adoptionislove #children #fosterchildren #adoptionrocks #fosterparent #giveback #fosterparenting #community #adoptiveparents

[thetonycross]

Happy birthday to my son who I gladly share a birthday with in November. Everyone needs a Shepard in their lives. Forget solar power or nuclear power, Shep has an endless supply of energy. He’s curious and stubborn like me. God knew we needed you Shep even before the foundation of the world. We said yes when we got the call and we have been so blessed to be your parents through it all. I can’t remember our lives before you and can’t imagine our lives without you. So grateful for foster care and adoption. I’m so glad that God made you, YOU. Love you my son. Dad #james127 #fostercare #fosterparents #fosteringsaveslives #adoption #bethechange #bethechurch #nomoreorphans #worldorphansday #adoptionawareness (at Hammock De Galvez) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck7Pt08s_JJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#james127 #fostercare #fosterparents #fosteringsaveslives #adoption #bethechange #bethechurch #nomoreorphans #worldorphansday #adoptionawareness

[thelakesidelife]

REPOST: A Sunday relevant service call from #mountvernonbaptistchurch regarding foster care and we hope you’ll consider it and look into it. 〰️〰️💕〰️〰️ “Are you interested in learning more about foster care? Alabama Baptist Children’s Home will be at Mount Vernon (6450 Curry Hwy Jasper AL 35503) on Nov. 13 @ 4pm to answer questions about foster care, respite care (short-term relief for foster parents) or just how you can support the ministry. Foster parenting is more than just caring for the tangible needs of a foster child; it is an opportunity to care for them spiritually and point them to the One who can heal the hurt that they’ve experienced.” By becoming a foster parent, you can show a child the hope and healing that is found only in Jesus Christ.” - @njr81597 @highpointjasper 〰️〰️❤️〰️〰️ #smithlakegives #foster #smithlakechurch #smithlakethingstodo #fostering #fosterparents #alabama #alabamalakes #smithlakecommunity #lakeside #lewissmithlake #livinglakelife #visitsmithlake #smithlakealabama #smithlake #smithlakeal #smithlakelife #smithlakemagazine #thelakesidelife (at Lewis Smith Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck5_1K-LjET/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#mountvernonbaptistchurch #smithlakegives #foster #smithlakechurch #smithlakethingstodo #fostering #fosterparents #alabama #alabamalakes #smithlakecommunity #lakeside #lewissmithlake #livinglakelife #visitsmithlake #smithlakealabama #smithlake #smithlakeal #smithlakelife #smithlakemagazine #thelakesidelife

[hollymarlow]

Introducing another new character for "Room in the Nest," my next book, set in the world of Delly Duck, to help parents to explain various kinds of foster care (and the outcomes) to their children. It's a parallel story. You don't need to have read "Delly Duck: Why A Little Chick Couldn't Stay With His Birth Mother" to understand it, but I think those who have will enjoy spotting a few characters who feature in both stories. #illustration #pigeon #fostering #fostercare #fostercareadoption #fosteradopt #kinshipcare #adoption #adoptionuk #adoptiveparents #adoptionstory #fosteringstory #fostercarestory #storiesthatmatter #adoptivefamily #adoptionbook #fosteringbook #fostercarebook #fosterparents #books #socialworkreadinglist #adoptionreadinglist #Dellyduck #roominthenest #lgbt #lgbtq #pridemonth2022 #pridemonth #pride2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CfbE33fsZJ8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#illustration #pigeon #fostering #fostercare #fostercareadoption #fosteradopt #kinshipcare #adoption #adoptionuk #adoptiveparents #adoptionstory #fosteringstory #fostercarestory #storiesthatmatter #adoptivefamily #adoptionbook #fosteringbook #fostercarebook #fosterparents #books #socialworkreadinglist #adoptionreadinglist #dellyduck #roominthenest #lgbt #lgbtq #pridemonth2022 #pridemonth #pride2022

[fostering-the-inner-child]

#fosterparenting #foster kids #child development #childhood trauma

[noevilproject]

#noevilproject #stereotypes #Daughter #FosterParent #Grandmother

[brendathewriter]

Wether they were mine for 6 weeks or forever, my kids are always in my heart.

✝️ denotes the angels in heaven

#kids #motherhood #stepmom #fosterparent #emptynester #wordart #graphicdesign

[thedirtbagdad]

It’s critical to understand this distinction. In the special education world so much is about what is “wrong” or needs to be corrected in a child. One of the worst labels is “Emotionally Disturbed” (an actual legal designation). When I first encountered it it, I was repulsed… it sounds like there is something defective with these kids. I came to realize that there wasn’t anything defective about these kids; rather, these are people who’ve experienced severe trauma or traumas. They are doing the best they can within their innate human survival response systems. The work not only is to see their challenges and provide support, but also to see their gifts and talents and to celebrate them. #Repost @bethtyson_traumaconsulting ・・・ I know this will be controversial, but I whole-heartedly believe that being trauma-informed and healing-centered means that we view mental health challenges through the lens of what happened to us and not what’s wrong with us. Labeling children with disorders only layers shame on top of shame. I understand the way our insurance works is to give out diagnoses, but that doesn’t make them true. Learn more and become trauma-informed at the link in my bio. #childrensmentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #psychology #socialwork #parenting #fosterparenting #traumainformed #traumahealing #traumarecovery #traumasurvivor #traumatherapy #traumainformedcare #traumainformedteaching #developmentaltrauma #kinshipcare #grandparenting #grandparentsraisinggrandkids https://www.instagram.com/p/CqCIPS_LYoakq9nAHjXlER44AKNaec2pKI1vb00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#repost #childrensmentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #psychology #socialwork #parenting #fosterparenting #traumainformed #traumahealing #traumarecovery #traumasurvivor #traumatherapy #traumainformedcare #traumainformedteaching #developmentaltrauma #kinshipcare #grandparenting #grandparentsraisinggrandkids

[thehoneymoonlife]

Sometimes. In the evening. I see my stairs. And I think if the time I thought I was gonna die because the Tiny thought it would be a great idea to JUMP for stairs away from me. Thank you Jesus I caught her without dislocating or breaking something. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😂🤣 and other times. I miss the little voices calling down from the stairs. 🥺 “Tooommmmm. Aaanniikkaaa.” “Yeeess?” “I don’t want to go to sleep” We look at eachother like what does she think we’re going to do? Me: “Oh. Well. That’s ok if you don’t want to but you still have to” Silence for a minute. “Oh. Ok” *goes back to sleep* I miss them a lot this time of year. It’s around the time we first had them land here. Tiny and Little. Scared and frightened and no sleep. They left as thriving little girls and I pray Jesus keeps them safe. 💜 • • • • • • #fosterparenting #tinylittleadventures https://www.instagram.com/p/CnD9nQVL68H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#fosterparenting #tinylittleadventures

[kids-worldfun]

Activities That Will Help You Bond with Your Foster Child. It is normal to struggle to create an emotional connection with a foster child. Following are the recommended activities that you can do with your foster child. Read more

#FosterChild #ActivitiesForKids #FosterParents

[tiinysatan]

IG: Itstinysatan / alt Fosterparent

adult goodies here✨

#tinysatan #itstinysatan #punk #goth #tiinysatan #thick #curvy #self #me #good morning #goth swer

[polutrope]

why do you prefer that maglor only (as opposed to maglor and maedhros) acts as a parent/guardian for elrond and elros? saw you mentioned it in one of the ask games and i was curious!!

(In reference to this.)

Thanks for the curiosity, Anon, I'm happy to expound.

I used to have a very pedantic answer to this, which was: "Because it's not canon." Strictly speaking, nothing is said in the published Silmarillion about Maedhros being involved in the twins' fostering.

For Maglor took pity upon Elros and Elrond, and he cherished them, and love grew after between them, as little might be thought; but Maglor’s heart was sick and weary with the burden of the dreadful oath.

Okay, but so what? I asked myself, in one of my more reasonable moments. It doesn't say Maedhros wasn't. In fact, in the earliest drafts of the Silm, it is Maedhros who takes pity on and fosters them. And regardless, he was probably around, right? So what's the big deal? Let him be involved, who cares!

But still it bothered me, so I asked again: Why? And I'll tell you why. Because it's something that makes Maglor special. There is so little Maglor does alone in the Silmarillion: he kills Uldor, he fosters Elrond and Elros, he questions the Oath, and he casts away a Silmaril. The last three in particular are to me his defining moments as a character. They are the reasons 13 year old me latched onto him and did not let go.

I don't want him to share any of that with Maedhros. Maedhros gets enough to make him special. So I feel very protective of Maglor's role as Elrond and Elros' captor-fosterparent.

Now, my point here is not to argue that my preference is the right one, but I can't resist making a little pitch for my case: I think if Tolkien meant for Maedhros to be involved he would have said so. He would have said "Maedhros and Maglor" like he does in a dozen other places. But he doesn't, because the whole Fostering - Questioning - Casting is a linked set of actions belonging to one character. Some drafts it's Maedhros, some it's Maglor, but it's always only one of them. It's what sets him apart, and sets him up as different.

For me, the idea of Maedhros being equal to or even supplanting Maglor as that complicated parental figure washes him out and diminishes the importance of a major element of what makes Maglor unique and compelling. To me.

Not to get emotional about it. I mean, they're just characters. Obviously.

Um. Anyway. If anyone's interested in how I've dabbled in kidnap fam dynamics given this sentiment, I have a few fics.

And Love Grew (T), canon-compliant WiP about the aftermath of the sack of Sirion

Ungoliant's Bane (G), contrasting Earendil and Maglor through storytelling

Scorched (E, Elrond/Maedhros), a psychosexual unfamily drama from four povs

#asks #anon #maedhros #maglor #kidnap fam

[hollymarlow]

Not long til my book reading and signing event at Aylesbury Library! Really looking forward to it! It feels appropriate that it falls during the overlap of #familyliteracyweek and #nationalstorytellingweek 📚 . #adoptionawareness #adoption #fostercare #fostercareawareness #kinshipcare #kinshipcareawareness #adoptionuk #adoptionsupport #therapeuticparenting #therapeuticparent #socialworker #socialwork #adoptionresources #adoptionstories #adoptioncommunity #kinshipcommunity #fostering #fosterparent #fosterfamily #teachingresources #socialworkresources #socialworkreadinglist #library #librarian #adoptionreadinglist #fostercareresources #fostercarereadinglist #books https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnz_PPoMMgK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#familyliteracyweek #nationalstorytellingweek #adoptionawareness #adoption #fostercare #fostercareawareness #kinshipcare #kinshipcareawareness #adoptionuk #adoptionsupport #therapeuticparenting #therapeuticparent #socialworker #socialwork #adoptionresources #adoptionstories #adoptioncommunity #kinshipcommunity #fostering #fosterparent #fosterfamily #teachingresources #socialworkresources #socialworkreadinglist #library #librarian #adoptionreadinglist #fostercareresources #fostercarereadinglist #books

[fostering-the-inner-child]

The Unbroken Home: The Biblical Importance for Our Children

As parents, guardians, or foster care parents, we all desire a happy and healthy home environment for our children. However, what makes a home truly unbroken? According to the Bible, an unbroken home is a place where God’s message of love and forgiveness is central. The Gospel holds an ideal life and an example of an unbroken home before us. In this blog post, we will discuss the importance of an unbroken home according to the Bible about our children, and how it can enable us to raise our children in a way that glorifies God.

1. Unbroken Homes: What They Mean from a Biblical Perspective When we talk about the importance of an unbroken home, our understanding of it needs to come from a biblical perspective. According to the Bible, an unbroken home is a home where the faith of the parents is genuine and vibrant. It is a home where the Word of God is taught, and the worship of God is central. Such homes are characterized by authentic love, respect, and understanding between spouses and their children. Biblical unbroken homes are not free from trials, disagreements or conflicts, but they are rooted in the love and grace of God, which works powerfully in the lives of each member.

2. The Impact of an Unbroken Home on Children’s Lives The home environment is the key to raising children who are happy, healthy, and successful in their future lives. An unbroken home can have a profound effect on children. It provides them with a sense of identity and security, enabling them to form healthy attachments to their parents or guardians. It can build their confidence, deepen their faith, and enable them to develop a positive outlook on life. It can provide them with an understanding of the importance of forgiveness, grace, and love, which enables them to form emotionally and spiritually healthy relationships with others.

3. Godly Parenting: The Foundation of an Unbroken Home The foundation of any unbroken home is godly parenting. The Bible instructs us to raise our children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. This involves teaching our children the truth of God’s word, modeling Christ-like character traits, and providing a loving, stable environment. Godly parenting requires setting healthy boundaries, listening attentively, and being present in the lives of our children. It requires being a servant-leader, providing guidance, and being willing to discipline when necessary.

4. The Importance of Forgiveness and Grace in an Unbroken Home  Forgiveness and grace are essential ingredients in any unbroken home. The Bible reminds us of the importance of forgiveness and grace in all our relationships, including our marriages, parenting, and friendships. An unforgiving, graceless attitude can destine a home in chaos. Forgiveness is not always easy, but it is necessary. It involves repentance, confession, and the willingness to rebuild what has been broken. Grace allows mercy and forgiveness to flow and enables peace and unity in the home.

5. Leaving a Legacy: The Fruit of an Unbroken Home  An unbroken home not only benefits our children today, but it also leaves a legacy of faithfulness, love, and grace for the generations that follow. Our homes can become a powerful expression of Christ’s love for the world. As we model Christ’s character and pass-on our faith to our children, we can impact not only our families but also the broader community of faith that surrounds us. Building an unbroken home in which Christ is the center is the most valuable inheritance we can pass on to our children and the world.

The importance of an unbroken home according to the Bible about our children cannot be overstated. It is crucial that we strive to live in homes where the love of God is central, and His message of forgiveness, grace, and redemption is practiced. Our homes can provide a safe, nurturing, and loving environment for our children to learn, grow and become all that God intends them to be. Moreover, such an environment can impact our communities and the broader world, leaving a lasting legacy of love and grace that can change our world. Let us, therefore, make it our priority to build and maintain unbroken homes that honor God, bless our children, and impact our world.

#childhood trauma #parenting #rejection #fosterparenting #children