parenting
Care For Yourself: Harmony Family Center’s Adoptive Mom’s Retreat
One of the most vital aspects of being a caregiver of any kind is carving out time to care for yourself. We liken it to being on an airplane that’s going down. Adults must put their masks on fir...
What I Hate Most (Today) About Foster Care: 5 Things to Do About It
At this point in our society, foster care is at times necessary to keep kids safe, and when implemented and utilized correctly, foster care can yield success. But, it is always, at least to some exten...
Fidget Spinners – True Fidgets or Simply Toys
Fidget spinners have become the desire of kids of all ages across the United States, inundating checkout lanes and mall kiosks. Having started as a simple contraption, they are now being sold in light...
Using The Arts To Cope With Trauma With Foster/Adoptive Kids – Discussion Panel
Behaviors caused by trauma can be difficult to help someone deal with and walk through. Parenting these behaviors for the first time can be even trickier because it involves looking at and responding ...
My Very Own Aliens
Grade: Transfiguring Adoption awarded this book 5 Hoots out of 5 based on how useful it will be for a foster/adoptive family. [Learn more about our Hoot grading system here] From the cover of My Very ...
10 Questions for Discovering Media Triggers Which Harm Foster/Adoptive Kids
Effects of Stress and Trauma More often than not people use books, songs, and movies as a great way to escape the cares, worries, and concerns of reality temporarily. Many of us have a good grasp at w...
As Real As It Gets
From the Amazon.com about As Real As It Gets by Amanda Barton, Natalie Hart, & Joel Schoon-Tanis: “A young boy feels like there’s a cobra, a T Rex, a gas bubble growing inside him R...
Anne With An “E,” Season 01, Episode 01
Anne with an “E”, Season 01, Episode 01 Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny Grade: Transfiguring Adoption awarded this movie 2 Hoots out of 5 based on how useful it will be for a foster/ad...
Lucky Bastard
Synopsis: In this short story, 23 Year old Elijah seeks to confront his absent biological father face to face. He plans to do so without warning, knowing that his birthfather would likely attempt to a...