It’s Okay To Wonder – The Joy of Avery Series
It’s Okay to Wonder is a story about Avery, a loquacious girl whose parents have decided to become foster parents. While Mom and Dad attend another foster training class, Avery […]
A Little Spot Of Anger – A story about managing BIG Emotions
It can be really hard to handle BIG Emotions, especially ANGER! Kids experience frustrating situations everyday, whether it’s someone taking their toy or they feel like they can’t do something. This […]
Monty’s Day in Court – What to expect when you have to testify in court
This story is told from the perspective of Monty, a young boy who is subpoenaed to testify in court. We follow his journey from being abused by his father to […]
Raising Resilient Children – Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child
Resilience is what all parents want for their children because it embraces the ability of the child to deal more effectively with stress and pressure, to cope with everyday challenges, […]
Not My Idea – A book about whiteness
Not My Idea offers an emotional inlet to the crisis white children experience when they know people are being harmed and they are actively discouraged from feeling anything about it. Inspired […]
What Do These Behaviors Mean? How Children Process & Respond to Trauma
In our original tip sheet, What Do These Behaviors Mean?, we wrote about what underlies so many challenging behaviors—behaviors like lying, stealing, aggression, defiance, hoarding, and meltdowns. And, we shared […]
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white Americans are afraid to ask—yet which all Americans need […]
Being Adopted – The Lifelong Search for Self
How does it feel to be adopted? Do you feel differently about it when you’re forty years old than you do when you’re thirteen? As recently as a generation ago, […]
I Can Do Hard Things – Mindful Affirmations for Kids
Hard things can be about the things we think, feel, say or do. What’s hard for me may not be hard for you. You are you, and I am me. […]
FAW: Resilience & Self-Care
You are a foster parent. Perhaps you’ve been doing this for a long time. Or, maybe you are newly licensed or have just finished your first placement. Perhaps you’re a […]
