What to Consider When Considering Adoption
The decision to adopt is not unlike the decision to get married. It is a huge step with life-long implications. Many couples spent months planning the wedding to find they […]
Fact or Fiction: Common Misconceptions About Adoption
This article addresses and debunks common misconceptions about adoption, providing evidence-based information for prospective adoptive parents. It explores several myths, including the relationship between foster care and adoption, the nature […]
Creating a Legal Family Through Stepparent Adoption
Creating a Legal Family Through Stepparent Adoption Becoming a permanent family through adoption is a meaningful step in the life of a child and their stepparent. If you are raising […]
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
Download PDF Whether caring for a six-month-old or a tween, you are invested in kids and helping keep them safe. That passion for kids leaves you feeling upbeat, excited, and […]
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
Download PDF The first goal of foster care is always reunification. And while you may have known that this was the goal from the start, that doesn’t mean that, when […]
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 […]
