Foster Parenting Challenges: Responding to Self-Defeating Behaviors
Posted on June 14, 2016 by
Children and youth in foster care sometimes seem unable to accept the positive things that are happening in their lives.
Plummer Youth Promise Blog
Welcome to Plummer’s blog. It’s about our work with children, and will focus especially on our foster care program, which finds safe and caring homes for kids who need them. Right now in Massachusetts, there’s a critical shortage of foster families. This blog aims to help people understand more about foster care: how it works, how you can become a foster parent, and what the experience is like from the perspective of both adults and children. It will try to dispel some myths about being a foster parent and offer parenting tips for foster parents or anyone caring for a child. We’ll also interview foster parents and kids in foster care, as well as professionals in the field – caring people who want to help kids get through a tough time in their lives.
What are the facts about foster care?
Posted on May 24, 2016 by
How many youth and children are in foster homes? What are the results for youth who have spent all or part of their lives in foster care?
Foster Parenting Dilemmas: Understanding Puzzling Behaviors
Posted on May 13, 2016 by
When we understand a behavior, it’s easier to respond in a way that is helpful for the child and comfortable for the parent.
When Foster Parents Get Children on Short Notice
Posted on April 29, 2016 by
Foster parents don’t always have time to get to know a child who is coming to live with them. So how can you help your foster child settle in?
Foster Youth and Grief
Posted on April 12, 2016 by
A child in the foster care system gets angry, acts out, or has a temper tantrum. They are labeled as “difficult” or “oppositional.”
Fostering Older Youth: Let the Healing Begin
Posted on March 29, 2016 by
Thousands of youth exit the foster care system every year without a family to call their own. They often face homelessness, unemployment and worse.
Taking Care of yourself as a Foster Parent
Posted on March 15, 2016 by
As a foster parent, it can be easy to fall into the belief that all of our time, attention, and emotional energy should be focused on your children.
Making Birth Family Visits Successful for Your Foster Child
Posted on March 1, 2016 by
Birth family visits are important for children in foster care. They allow family connections to stay strong.
Families for Life – Why all kids need them and how foster parents can help
Posted on January 27, 2016 by
When you don’t have a family, who teaches you even the most basic life skills?
Connecting: The Gift of Aaron Katz
Posted on January 5, 2016 by
When asked to think of a word that starts with “C” to conclude our “Key of C” campaign, Katz says “I would definitely say connection.
