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50. Brainspotting– healing your brain adoption brainspotting foster foster care kids Oct 23, 2018

Mama S here. Today was a day that started like no other. That simple line makes me laugh as we start each day with my singing up to the girls the song...

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49. And then there were FOUR adoption foster foster care kids Sep 27, 2018

Hello, Mama S here. So much to say, so little time in the day! Within the past few weeks our family has grown from three to four. Little Lady, who you...

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48. Bedrooms adoption foster foster care kids Sep 20, 2018

Mama S here. A few weeks ago I got home and furiously disassembled our bedroom. Why? Trauma. Our little has struggled with sleep, her bedroom, nightti...

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47. Guided Meditation adoption foster foster care kids Sep 10, 2018

Mama S here. As parents to a kiddo that struggles with self-regulation and self-soothing we turned to meditation and mindful reflection early on in P ...

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44. Sleep Training a Pre-Teen adoption foster foster care kids Jul 26, 2018

Mama S here. Have you sleep trained a toddler? Perhaps you are going through that right now. If so, you know all the stall tactics that kiddos bring w...

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46. Letting a FP know they are not alone adoption foster foster care kids Jul 26, 2018

Mama S here. As a Foster Parent Champion I am often reaching out and chatting with people who are interested in becoming foster parents as well as cat...

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45. Shifting your perspective adoption foster foster care kids Jul 12, 2018

Mama S here. Yesterday was a day like any other. I was at work and had a bunch of meetings where I can walk attorneys through a piece of software they...

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43. Saying Yes adoption foster foster care kids Jun 27, 2018

Mama S here. The third post in this series about how we respond to P. Saying YES as often as we can. I was chatting with a friend the other day and we...

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41. Boundaries adoption foster foster care kids Jun 24, 2018

Mama S here. I figure it is best to start with the biggest topic that people have opinions on with Mama A’s and my parenting. Boundaries. People look ...

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40. Learning how to shower as a pre-teen adoption foster foster care kids Jun 18, 2018

Mama S here. I’ve written this post so many different ways. In my head and on paper and it just don’t seem to come out right. I will try my best and p...

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39. Are we an adoptive resource? adoption foster foster care kids Jun 13, 2018

Mama S here. Recently we were officially asked if we are an adoptive resource. This wasn’t shocking to us or even a surprise at all. The circumstances...

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38. Keeping Friends is Hard to Do adoption foster foster care kids May 29, 2018

Mama S here. Today I’m going to chat about the struggle of keeping friends. Our little lady is a champ at making friends. Honestly, she can make frien...

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