PENNSYLVANIA FOSTER CARE BLOG
4 Great Reasons to Become a Foster Parent This Summer
Can you believe that the first day of summer is less than a month away? We couldn’t be more excited, and today’s post discusses four great reasons to become a foster parent this summer. If you’re been thinking about becoming a foster parent, we’d love to get to know you better and tell you more…
Why 2021 Is the Perfect Time to Become a Foster Parent
It’s an understatement to say that 2020 was a difficult year for everyone. Here at Family Care for Children & Youth, we sincerely appreciate your ongoing support and would like to take this opportunity in our first post of the year to say thank you. We would also like to take this opportunity to tell…
How to Help Children Stay Engaged While Learning Remotely
The first day of school is just around the corner. While many schools are attempting to reopen with stringent safety precautions, many have opted to stay online for part, or all, of the fall semester. Whether you have foster children in your care or you plan to foster at some point in the coming months,…
Helping Children Cope With COVID-19 — Part II
How is your family coping with COVID-19? If you’re like many parents in Pennsylvania and across the United States, you might not be sure about how to answer the question. These are uncharted territories for all of us, and you might be wondering how you can better support yourself and everyone else in your household….
Helping Children Cope With COVID-19 — Part I
All of us have been affected by COVID-19 in one way or another. Maybe your company has gone remote and you’ve had to adjust your schedule now that you’re working from home, or perhaps you’re one of the millions of people whose financial stability has been severely affected by pay cuts, furloughs, or layoffs. No…
What to Expect as a First-Time Foster Parent
Anytime you engage in a new adventure, whether that’s traveling to a new country or starting a new job, you can be nervous because you don’t know what to expect. It’s only after you’ve been in a destination for a while, or you’ve been in your new job for a few weeks that you begin…
How to Become a More Patient and Empathetic Parent
Being a parent is the most difficult and the most rewarding job you will ever have. No matter what stage of life your child is in, from baby to teenage years, you will be challenged beyond what you thought you were capable of. Yet the milestones your child achieves, the steps they take to maturity,…
5 Reasons to Become a Foster Parent
Maybe you or someone you know have been considering becoming a foster parent, but just haven’t taken the steps to do so. When we meet with potential foster parents at Family Care for Children and Youth, we provide them with ample information about what foster care is, who the children are, what the requirements are…
5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Becoming a Foster Parent
The decision to become a foster parent is a difficult one. You will be taking a child into your care who is going through a very difficult time in their life, you will need to prepare your home, mentally prepare your family and your own biological children, you’ll need to rearrange your schedule when necessary,…
Top Myths Surrounding Foster Care
Oftentimes what people know, or think they know, about the foster care system is what has been represented through movies or TV. But in reality, the foster care system is full of dedicated and passionate social workers, parents, judges, families in need of help, and children who are often caught in the middle. Foster parents…