Preparing the Kids in Your Home for Fostering
Are you considering fostering and wondering how to prepare your children for this new journey? The Wisconsin Family Connections Center is here to support you with our tip sheet, “Preparing […]
What Grief Looks Like for Children & Youth in Foster Care
This comprehensive guide provides insights into the complex emotions children in foster care experience and offers practical advice for caregivers on how to support them. Whether you’re a foster parent, […]
Building the Bonds of Attachment
Attaching to a new caregiver can be hard for some children who enter foster care or who have been adopted. This may be because of past hurtful or traumatic experiences, […]
Why Challenging Behaviors Post-Adoption May Be Signs of Grieving
Adoption is a journey filled with love and hope, but it can also bring complex emotional challenges. This tip sheet explores why children who were adopted might exhibit challenging behaviors […]
Foster Care, Grief & Loss
Download PDF When we think about grief and loss in foster care, the first thing that may come to mind is the loss that foster parents feel when a child […]
Learning to Let Go: Coping With Reunification Anxiety
Reunification is the primary goal in foster care, but saying goodbye isn’t easy. This tip sheet dives into the complex emotions foster parents may feel as a child prepares to […]
Family Matters: Talking to Children in Care About Their Parents
Children who are separated from family, whether temporarily or permanently, may feel disconnected from their own history. They will have questions that, often, only the birth parents can answer. Despite […]
Celebrating the Holidays With Children You Foster
Download PDF Conflicting loyalties and family separation often make the holidays a difficult time for children in foster care. Just as studies show that holidays are stressful for most of […]
Navigating Family Relationships as a Relative Caregiver
Taking on the role of a primary caregiver for a relative’s child can bring about significant changes in family dynamics. This tip sheet offers compassionate and practical advice to help […]
Life Books: A Lifelong Priceless Treasure
Life books are a great way to offer youth in care a connection to their past and their personal story. This tip sheet includes ideas of what to include, whom […]
