March, 2019 | Children First Foster Family Agency

Foster Parenting | Ways To Support Children In Need

Foster Parenting | Children are the future of this world and helping them grow into future leaders is our responsibility to the next generation. There are a variety of ways that you can help children in need. Some of these ways require more time and effort than others but regardless they are helping children to become productive citizens. Here are a few ways that you can support children in need. Become a Court Appointed Special Advocate One way to help children in need is to become a Court Appointed [...]

By Children First FFA|2019-08-06T17:05:16+00:00March 31st, 2019|Foster Care in CA|Comments Off

Becoming A Foster Parent In CA | 5 Steps To Become A Foster Parent

Becoming A Foster Parent In CA | 5 Steps To Become A Foster Parent Becoming a foster parent in CA is a goal shared by many people living around the world. Foster parents come from a variety of different backgrounds but all are working towards the same goal: to improve the lives of their foster children. Becoming a foster parent requires that you show signs of maturity and stability so that you can be trusted to care for another life. Here are 5 steps you need to take before you [...]

By Children First FFA|2019-08-06T17:22:42+00:00March 25th, 2019|Foster Care in CA|Comments Off

Adopt Children | Adopting Older Kids: Independence vs. Attachment

Adopt Children | Adopting Older Kids: Independence vs. Attachment Q: When adopting older kids, how can parents balance the competing goals of creating attachment at the same time as honoring their teens need for independence? A: With patience and empathy. This can be one of the scariest times for an adoptee. The unspoken fear of total abandonment is ever-present at this stage of adolescence. Teens have a natural, biological urge to separate and distance, yet there is also the need for continued bonding. This paradox can feel confusing, disturbing and awkward for [...]

By Children First FFA|2019-08-06T17:48:33+00:00March 19th, 2019|foster to adopt|Comments Off

Adopt A Child | Books On Toddler And Older Child Adoption For Adoptive Parents

Adopting Older Children: A Practical Guide to Adopting and Parenting Children Over Age Four by Stephanie Bosco-Ruggiero, MA; Gloria Russo Wassell, MS, LMHC; and Victor Groza, PhD. – This is a wonderful resource full of practical and hopeful tips for parents who have adopted a child over age four from foster care or through international adoption. This thorough guide lists the issues an older adopted child faces and provides a comprehensive overview of problems and how adopting parents can successfully deal with them, including critical information about developmental issues; problems related [...]

By Children First FFA|2019-08-06T17:32:51+00:00March 12th, 2019|foster to adopt|Comments Off

Foster Parenting | Nature vs. Nurture in Adoption

Foster Parenting | Nature vs. Nurture in Adoption Foster Parenting | Adoptive parents want to understand nature vs. nurture or genetics vs. environment in the context of adoption. How much can adoptive parents influence how their children turn out? Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Sally Ann Rhea, the study coordinator for the Colorado Adoption Project, and Dr. Alexandra Burt, Associate Professor of behavioral genetics with affiliation with the Michigan State University Twin Registry. Source: Creating A [...]

By Children First FFA|2019-05-24T14:11:17+00:00March 5th, 2019|Foster Care in CA|Comments Off

Monthly Archives: March 2019

Foster Parenting | Ways To Support Children In Need

Becoming A Foster Parent In CA | 5 Steps To Become A Foster Parent

Adopt Children | Adopting Older Kids: Independence vs. Attachment

Adopt A Child | Books On Toddler And Older Child Adoption For Adoptive Parents

Foster Parenting | Nature vs. Nurture in Adoption