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The Lucky One. Counting my blessings while fostering

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on July 1, 2015 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

Every once in a while, right in the middle of a typically normal activity like folding the laundry or washing dishes, it hits me. I realize just how lucky – no, how blessed, I am! You see, as an adoptive … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged Adoption, foster, Foster Care, Foster to adopt, Fostering

My son’s other mom: A ‘precious relationship’

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on June 15, 2015 by Jill NgJanuary 12, 2018

This past May, we adopted our son from foster care. He has been in our care his whole life – they called me within minutes of his birth to see if we could foster him for a while. Days turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged Adoption, biological family, Foster Care, Foster to adopt

Daddy, can you carry me to that island?

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on June 17, 2014 by Scott LeannahJanuary 12, 2018

It is a crisp spring morning and we are volunteering, with several other Milwaukee residents, on a river cleanup project. My 8year-old daughter, Mia, my wife, Gina, and I have scaled down a steep hillside, filling up garbage bags with … Continue reading →

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Foster and adoptive parents are the invisible heroes

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on April 28, 2014 by Betsy DuKatzJanuary 12, 2018

“Mom, can you put my cape on me?” is a question I hear many a morning from a brave little 3-year-old. This little guy has been through more in just three short years than many of us will ever experience. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Motivation

How not to change a diaper

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on April 21, 2014 by Henry KnutsonJanuary 12, 2018

I would like to say that I am no dummy. I changed both of my brother’s diapers and I am not afraid to change more. So, when we got our first placement, a newborn and 1-year- old, I was not … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily life, Family

Fatherhood, where does it come from?

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on March 28, 2014 by Henry KnutsonJanuary 12, 2018

My wife babysits a friend’s son, who is 2 years old. When our son started to call me Dad not too long ago, our friend’s son did the same. I wasn’t sure what to do, and I also didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Why I became a foster dad

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on January 27, 2014 by Henry KnutsonJanuary 12, 2018

The most common question I was asked when my wife and I became foster parents was “Why?” Perhaps this is because we are a very nosy, inquisitive and curious society. We get other questions too, such as “Are they twins?” … 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 →

Posted in Family, Foster Care & adoption

How will becoming a foster parent affect your biological children?

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on September 5, 2013 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

When we made the decision to begin the process to become licensed foster parents, ourbiological children were quite young. Our oldest son was 6 and our youngest was just 2 years old. We included them in the decision-making and preparations … Continue reading →

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Biological parents need our love, too

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on June 14, 2013 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

I recently had an eye opening-experience with the biological mother of my foster child. This biological mother, who has been truly difficult, was in the hospital and in a situation where she should have had people who love her there … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Motivation

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