Foster baby

Fostering Babies - Must Haves - 12 Things to have on hand before fostering newborns and infants, plus 12 things you may not have thought of to have...

With the possibility (let’s be honest, probability) of the children leaving, I’ve had this inner desire to make them more real to the outside world as if that would somehow prove they w…

A friend got a call today that she’s getting her first placement as a foster parent: a newborn baby boy. Her questions made me want to put together a list of suggestions to ask if you’re picking up a newborn. These are different than the questions you might ask for the placement of an older child.

Curious what it is like to be a foster parent? Here is one family's story about the highs and lows of foster care and why they stick with it.

In our state, all perspective foster and adoptive families are required to complete a checklist of characteristics as part of the home study. Couples and individuals must determine the “type…

Before you bristle too hard at the title, stick with me. Back when Milkman and I started our journey to welcome non-biological children into our home, it was with one goal in mind: adoption. We kne…

Keeping your foster care paperwork organized doesn't have to be completed. Learn how to organize a foster care binder with these simple tips and printables!

Here is what you need to prepare for your foster baby (or foster to adopt) baby's arrival. This is the list I wish I had had to save me time and money!

Welcoming a child into a family is cause for celebration! However traditional baby showers often don't work for foster parents, so navigating planning a foster shower or adoption shower requires being sensitive to each unique situation. Here are some tools for planning the perfect foster care shower or adoption shower.

7 Ways to Speed Up the Foster Care Home Study Process - Blessed Simplicity