foster care
Play Helped Me Through Foster Care
Guest Blog By Elizabeth Sutherland ONCE UPON A TIME… …in a small town tucked away in the Great Smokies, lived a little orphan girl who didn’t seem to have a care in the world. Her c...
Blindfolded Dinners – Dealing with Picky Eaters
“What’s that?!” “I’m not eating THAT!” “That’s gross!” “I don’t like that stuff!” “But you’ve never tried it!”...
The Whole-Brain Child
From the Cover of The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson, PH.D.: “In this pioneering, p...
8 Great Things About Play by Addison Cooper
Guest Blog By Addison Cooper Founder of Adoption At The Movies Transfiguring Adoption is focusing on the importance of play in the lives of foster and adoptive families. Being a guy that mostly writes...
Professional Play
A Guest Blog By Lynn Sollitto “Wow, that’s a great idea, Payten! You’re covering up the dolly – she’ll be nice and warm. You’re a good mommy.” “You’re doing such a nice job staying in the lines and I ...
Sunburst Dwarves
Note to Parents: Many kids that have gone through the foster care system or adopted have had to give up some of their childhood to survive. Thus, precious time to pretend and enjoy the magic of...
Sticking with You – Foster Care and Adoption Song Review
Early in our foster care journey, we were really struggling with one of our kiddos. This child would rage, tantrum and melt down for hours on end. I was in total shock that a person could scream blood...
The Power of Play for Kids from Trauma Backgrounds
A Guest Blog from Jared & DeAnn Jennette – Embrace Parent Coaching When children from a traumatic background are brought into a foster/adoptive home, there are often so many areas of their l...
Foster Cat Foster Kid God Says You Don’t Have to Eat Dirt Anymore!
From the Cover of Foster Cat Foster Kid God Says You Don’t Have to Eat Dirt Anymore! by Katherine Jones: “A neglected cat is found living in an abandoned lumber yard. He had been hit by tw...