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55. The next frontier adoption foster foster care kids Jan 11, 2019

Good morning, Mama S here. There have been a lot of talks within our household of a dream I have that I am taking steps toward becoming a reality. As ...

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54. The hard parts of being a foster parent adoption foster foster care kids Dec 14, 2018

Hello! Mama S here. I have been sharing a lot of the “wins” of our fostering journey over the past bit and have gotten the idea that people think that...

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53. Adoption Home-study adoption foster foster care kids Dec 06, 2018

Hello, everyone! Mama S here. Our family is settling into a new normal and we are looking forward to 2019. In early 2019 we will be adopting our 16 ye...

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52. Legally moms to a teenager! adoption foster foster care kids Nov 20, 2018

Hello! Mama S here. In a little more than 5 months Mama A and I will legally be Moms to our beautiful teenage little lady! We never thought that we wo...

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51. Our most successful therapy session to date! adoption foster foster care kids Oct 25, 2018

Mama S here. We have not been shy in our disclosure of our family attending multiple times a week therapy sessions. With all the years of trauma milli...

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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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