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Creating a Safe & Open Home Environment The need to feel secure and stable at home is important to everyone, but children especially need to feel this. Having a place where they are physically, socially, and emotionally secure is imperative for healthy development and a successful future. Children who feel a connection with their caretakers ... Read moreBetween Families – September 2021

Back to School Just like that Summer is nearly over! Here are some helpful tips to help prepare foster children for their return to school. Make the return to school EXCITING! Ensure your child is aware of the opportunities at school that will be available, especially activities and interests specific to the child. If he or ... Read moreBetween Families – August 2021

Heat Safety Awareness During the summer months, a child left in a hot car can die of heatstroke very quickly. Dozens of U.S. children lose their lives this way each year, but these tragedies can be prevented. Here is what parents need to know about the danger of hot cars, and steps they can take ... Read moreBetween Families – July 2021

Summer Fun! June is upon us! Fun in the sun! Vacations! No school! Travel! Where will you go? What will you do? You have the entire summer in front of you to explore, bond with your family and work towards a much-needed return to normalcy. Most of us are asking ourselves - what does, “normal” ... Read moreBetween Families – June 2021

National Foster Care Month Started in 1988, The U.S. government has issued annual proclamations in recognition of National Foster Care Month, celebrated in May, to show appreciation and gratitude to foster parents across the nation. Foster care intends to provide a safe environment for children and youth who temporarily cannot live with their families. Foster care ... Read moreBetween Families – May 2021

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month Child abuse can exist in multiple forms: sexual, emotional, and neglect. In the past year, it’s estimated 1 in 7 children have experienced child abuse or neglect in the past year. Of the cases, 78 percent included the parent as being involved in the substantiated abuse. In 2019, ... Read moreBetween Families – April 2021

Spring is Around the Corner! The long, cold days of winter are soon going to be gone (we hope), and spring is in the air. There’s nothing quite like enjoying the first warm day of the season or seeing the early flowers poking up through the ground. Especially this season with the cold weather and ... Read moreBetween Families – March 2021

Teaching Kids at Home During Coronavirus Pro Tips from Homeschoolers An unprecedented number of schools are closed for several weeks, a period that could be extended. Tens of millions of the nation’s K-12 students are out of school and parents are being asked to step in to support their learning. That’s a huge challenge. Some ... Read moreBetween Families – January 2021

Indoor Activities to Keep Kids Entertained at Home Given the possibility of a twindemic — or the potential convergence of our annual flu season, which lasts from December to February in the US, with an expected "second wave" of coronavirus cases — we're planning on staying indoors as much as possible this winter. Of course, your ... Read moreBetween Families – December 2020