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Answering questions about becoming a foster or adoptive parent

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on February 28, 2017 by Paulette DrankiewiczJanuary 12, 2018

Are you thinking about becoming a foster or adoptive parent? Do you have questions or want to know what it’s really like? I recently had the opportunity to participate in a Facebook Live broadcast where I discussed the rewarding experiences … Continue reading →

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Kids say the darndest things

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on January 2, 2014 by Paulette DrankiewiczJanuary 12, 2018

My husband and I have been fostering for nearly 10 years. We have loved more than 30 children, and adopted 6 through our program. We have been blessed to be a multiracial family with Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic children. Recently, … Continue reading →

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I am a mom by birth and by adoption

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on December 16, 2013 by Paulette DrankiewiczJanuary 12, 2018

I have twice as many children by adoption than by birth. I am often asked how my birth children react to adopting children, and if they are as close to their adopted siblings as they are to their birth siblings. … Continue reading →

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Learn why I started fostering and what inspires me to continue

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on June 4, 2013 by Paulette DrankiewiczJanuary 12, 2018

Our fostering story started unlike most others. My husband and I have fostered for seven years and every day we are inspired by seeing kids go back home and into the arms of … Continue reading →

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Be careful what we post on Facebook about our foster children (and ourselves)

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on April 8, 2013 by Paulette DrankiewiczJanuary 12, 2018

I reluctantly became sucked into the time warp that is known as Facebook about a year ago. I swore I would never sign up because I have real friends and real relationships. I’d rather talk to a person than post … Continue reading →

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My role as a foster parent advocate for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on March 29, 2013 by Paulette DrankiewiczJanuary 12, 2018

As a foster parent advocate, my role is to support foster families through the good times and the bad times. Watch this video to learn how I help parents understand what fostering … Continue reading →

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Our most memorable moments as foster parents

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on February 14, 2013 by Paulette DrankiewiczJanuary 12, 2018

Foster parents’ lives are impacted in many unexpected ways. In this video, hear how the fostering journey creates lasting memories for families. If you have a story to share, I invite … Continue reading →

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Help Santa remember foster kids this Christmas

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on November 30, 2012 by Paulette DrankiewiczJanuary 12, 2018

“Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.” — Mother Teresa. Imagine something for a moment for me. If I say … Continue reading →

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What “mother” means as a foster parent

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on May 9, 2012 by Paulette DrankiewiczJanuary 12, 2018

Look in any dictionary and the word “mother” will be defined as a noun. However, we as foster parents define it as a verb. Because for us, being a mother is not just who we are, it’s what we do. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to a day in my life

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on May 7, 2012 by Paulette DrankiewiczJanuary 12, 2018

This week we were having the interior of our home painted, so we decided to spend the night relaxing in a local hotel with a kid-friendly water park. For those of you who have followed my blog posts, you may … Continue reading →

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