Foster/Adopt Education Links

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  • ForeverMom05
  on Oct. 9, 2008 at 1:20 PM

• This is a great site for kids: http://www.adoptionclubhouse.org/. It is mainly for kids, and includes a kids' message board. Also help with family-based school assignments, awkward adoption/foster questions from others, and profiles of famous people who were adopted.

  Mom to two girls, through birth and through (older child) adoption. Writer and illustrator focusing on adoption issues. www.christine-mitchell.com

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  • Anhata
  on Nov. 3, 2008 at 5:09 PM

• Attachment Disorder Site: http://www.attachmentdisorder.net/  providing hope and support

  10 things you can do now to be ready for a foster child later: http://adoption.about.com/od/fostering/a/preparenow.htm

  This Woman's Work: http://www.thiswomanswork.com/, an adoptive mother's blog

  Adoptive Families: http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=1289, the magazine's website.

   

   

   

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  • mommynwife332
  on Dec. 29, 2008 at 3:05 AM

• Actually I have come across that website and i love it. I found it very informative.FosterParentCollege.com that is Thanks. J 

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  • mom3898
  on Jan. 2, 2009 at 2:40 AM

• I AM SORRY BUT I DONT THINK IN THIS ECONOMIC MESS WE ARE IN ANYONE CAN AFFORD THIS VAL. NOT TO BE INSULTING BUT MAYBE YOU SHOULD PASS IT ON TO OUR STATES CFS

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  • normlori2
  on Jan. 30, 2009 at 6:57 PM

• Thank you for providing resources.  We were fosters parents (general care)for a short period, we took an adorable baby boy for 7 months, to find out he had medical problems I found to be constantly at the hospital or dr's office, besides my f/t job i found my own son being neglected for attention from me.  So I made the worst most regretful decision of my life i will aways regret, igave him up to another foster family,whom he Jadin got to know first and being she was suppositly a nurse, i thought great also we could always be in touch not one visit allowed all lies.  The s/w one of many were NO help they gave no info re:to what if anything the parents were doing to get jadin back i only went by what the parents said all lies, we should have been given some support and at least pay for a level 1.  Were so saddend what happend,  Had I known more I NEVER would have given him up.  Yes he was adopted to the one we released him to, I ALWAYS PRAY AND MISS HIM SO MUCH. it's been 2yrs now.

  We are going to renew our license again, and hopefully get prayerfully Jadin.  Do you know where i can find out if there is any way to get info on how many babies are in the system or need homes?

  Thank you, second chance 

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  • dmuise
  on Feb. 24, 2009 at 2:03 PM

• Hi my name is Danika Muise. Thank you for reading my post. I am a graduate student and am interested in learning more about the relationships of parents with an adopted child who has been diagnosed with a mental illness and that child as well as about the perceptions of services available to both parents and their children. The survey should take you less than 15 minutes. Your participation will be completely anonymous as names are not attached to the survey. If you have any questions or concerns you can email me at dmuise@bridgew.edu. If you are interested in participating please click the link below to access the survey or copy & paste it into your browser. Thank you in advance! Danika

  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=F7BKtnjHlcafwv09xdhAVQ_3d_3d

   

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  • BJJD
  on Mar. 3, 2009 at 12:04 PM

• Hi, I'm BJJD and just joined this group last night.  I also read through lots of the postings and found helpful information which is what I was hoping to find.  I'm just starting the foster care/adoption process and have a ways to go still.

  I have two grown daughters and have wanted to do this since my youngest was 2-3 years old.  She recently turned 30.  When she was almost six, I married again.  We tried to have biological children but it never happened.  We also looked into adoption, but he backed out each time when we were still in the early stages.  Then, issues arose with him related to alcohol.  He'd do good for a few years, then would 'fall off the wagon.'  I loved him very much and we worked on his/our issues for a long time.  Then, he chose to use drugs.  Again, we worked on it and all was well for about four years.  Last summer he chose to use again, and I chose not to continue repeating his patterns with him.

  During those years of our marriage, I knew it was not possible to pursue my heart's desire so I pushed it to the back burner and prayed that God would remove the desire.  Well, it's still here.  Now that my husband and I are no longer married, I decided to move forward with foster care/adoption.

  It's been exciting so far.  My application has been accepted at a foster care/adoption agency.  I've attended two foster care/adoption support group meetings, received CPR training and will attend my first certification training session some time this month.

  Because of my age (57), I'm looking at older child adoption and am open to either boys or girls and sibling groups of 2 to 3.  Since I'll be a single mom (which I've been before) and I have to work full time, I think older children will work better for me and the need there is so great.  There are so many children that need someone who cares.

  In reading through the postings, different people mentioned using 3-ring binders to keep paperwork organized.  What size binders work best?  1", 2", 3"?  I also read something about Life Books for the children.  Does anyone have information/experience they can share about those?

  I look forward to getting to know everyone and share this journey.  Thanks, BJJD

   

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  • dstoeck
  on May. 7, 2009 at 10:20 AM

• I'm a new foster-adopt mom and have been helping my FP community find free foster care training. I found the ones listed on this board as well as the one below from Washington State. My county DHR stated that they will accept any certificate from any credible site. The site below has been approved.  Got to the Training tab and go to Video training.
  

  http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/training.asp

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  • ForeverMom05
  on Nov. 6, 2009 at 2:44 PM

• This is a great resource, called The Impact of Trauma on Learning and Behavior.

  http://www.massadvocates.org/uploads/RD/IG/RDIG9scZoaz-K2h9uCvu4g/Trauma.pdf

   

  Mom to two girls, through birth and through (older child) adoption. Writer and illustrator focusing on adoption issues. www.christine-mitchell.com

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