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Adopting our daughter and giving her a forever family

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on October 27, 2016 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

Almost a year ago we adopted our daughter, the girl who had been a part of our family for nearly four  years. She came to us as a teeny tiny, vulnerable baby girl, and has grown into a slightly larger, even … Continue reading →

Posted in Foster Care & adoption | Tagged Adoption, Foster Care, Foster to adopt, National Adoption Day, Volunteer

Working with birth parents can be tough but rewarding

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on April 10, 2016 by Abigail CollierJanuary 12, 2018

Someone asked recently if it bothered me when our adopted son calls his birth mother “mom.” I confidently answered that it does not bother me. However, this was not always the case. When we started our journey to becoming foster parents, … Continue reading →

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

Fly with the eagles: Learning to soar as a foster parent

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on March 28, 2016 by Betsy DuKatzJanuary 12, 2018

I don’t know about you, but before we became a foster family we knew NO ONE who fostered. As a family of four, we were taking a leap of faith into this unknown world. We had so many questions and very … Continue reading →

Posted in Foster Care & adoption | Tagged Adoption, deciding to foster, Foster Care, Foster to adopt, Fostering

My experience as a same-sex foster parent

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on March 14, 2016 by Abigail CollierJanuary 12, 2018

As a two-mom household, we have always been concerned about our children facing discrimination because their parents are lesbians. Recently, Shay (our 6-year-old adopted son) was told he could not have two mommies by a classmate. He informed his peer that … Continue reading →

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

A day in the life of a foster parent

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on February 27, 2016 by Megan MasseyJanuary 12, 2018

Whenever I try to come up with words to describe what it’s like to be a foster parent/family, I’m always a bit stuck — just like being a parent of any kid brings up … Continue reading →

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

What to say to a foster family

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on January 29, 2016 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

We’ve all experienced those awkward situations where we don’t know what to say and we are at a loss for words. When we find ourselves in those situations, there are a couple ways we respond. Too often we say nothing, or we … Continue reading →

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

Dear foster parents, you are the little bit more

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on January 15, 2016 by Betsy DuKatzJanuary 12, 2018

Did you know in professional golf the average margin of victory over the last 25 years, in four major tournaments, came down to just two strokes over four days of play? Olympic athletes, who have trained their whole lives for just … Continue reading →

Posted in Foster Care & adoption | Tagged Adoption, biological family, foster, Foster Care, Foster to adopt, Fostering

 Confessions from a “trauma momma”  

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

We first met our daughter when she was 3 months old – a tiny, bald, screaming-at-the-top-of-her-lungs little baby. She was scared, she didn’t recognize the voices she was hearing or the new smells of someone else’s home, or this other … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Foster Care & adoption | Tagged Adoption, Foster Care, Foster to adopt, Fostering, special needs, Trauma care

Dear foster parents, keep swinging for the fences

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on August 3, 2015 by Betsy DuKatzJanuary 12, 2018

As a parent of a high school senior, our family is deep in the summer season of graduation – ceremonies, parties, and the constant celebration of successes. Yet what if I told you to you should also celebrate failure? What … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily life | Tagged Adoption, Foster Care, Foster to adopt, reunification, special needs

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

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