By host on
3/15/2010 11:19 AM
So it gets down to the fact that while we feel we could provide a foster child with a safe, loving home, support, encouragement, positive discipline, etc. we are too overwhelmed by the system to feel we can care for the child, fulfil the requirements of the system, and continue to work and care for our own children (and protect them.)
And so, that is the end of our becoming foster parents, and least for now. We are terribly disappointed.
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By host on
3/15/2010 8:58 AM
An email from The Education Innovator about new grants and resources from the Department of Education.
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By host on
3/9/2010 9:53 AM
I was just reading one of the mommy forums I subscribe to and a mother posted that she keeps catching her 14 year old son watching porn on their family computer, and she's wondering what to do. Her top idea is to cut him off from the computer but to buy him a "harmless" magazine like Maxim or Playboy. I think her question and the extreme range of answers illustrate just how uneducated and insecure parents feel about parenting. But when it gets into issues that we, as adults, haven't even completely figured out, our kids are in a tricky and uncomfortable place.
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By host on
3/2/2010 12:50 PM
This past weekend, we had a moment of doubt as we thought of everything coming up this month related to foster care--and felt stressed about having such a busy schedule. We wanted to make certain we would be able to handle this increased responsibility long term without feeling overwhelming stress or resentment towards the child.
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By host on
3/1/2010 10:08 AM
The kids are always asking, "Guess what?" or "Can I ask you something?" or "Do you know what happened?" I really wish they'd just get to the point!
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By host on
2/22/2010 12:35 PM
What the kids eat for lunch at school is a topic of real difficulty for me. One article I read noted that much of the meat in school lunches is bought by the USDA at very low prices because it has been turned down by other major buyers, such as national fast food chains, because it doesn't meet their quality standards. One side of the argument says that all-in-all, school lunches are healthy, especially if a child comes from a low income family. It's tough to know what to do.
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By host on
2/18/2010 10:25 AM
I blogged last week about us considering foster care. We filled out the contact form online and the nonprofit organization that the state contracts to run the system called us. Today we had our interview. It was very informative, and also a bit scary.
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By host on
2/16/2010 9:19 AM
I've recently discovered that my son has developed a sophisticated excuse and evasion maneuver that quite frequently gets him out of trouble when he should be in trouble. The battle plan? Call his bluff.
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By host on
2/12/2010 9:43 AM
Learn the benefits Scouting offers your children, read a sampling of the many activities Scouts participate in, and take this opportunity to wish Scouts a big Happy 100th Birthday!
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By host on
2/9/2010 10:02 AM
Foster care is nothing to take lightly. Your home and family must pass a list of requirements. In our state, you have to take eight weeks of classes. Then, if you're approved, you have to be willing to bring a child that likely has special needs into your home and commit to keeping them there as long as they need a place to stay because they've already been uprooted and tossed around and stability is HUGE in a kid's life.
You have to open your heart to a stranger, promise to give them acceptance, support and affection--all knowing that at any moment, they may leave your home and you may never see them again.
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