In order for a child to be legally placed from one state to another, an Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, or ICPC, MUST be completed. Trying to by-pass this requirement will lead to whatever punishment the jurisdiction has in place. This could mean removal of the child from your home, loss of your foster care license, or the ability to adopt in the future.

The compact allows the sending state (the state in which the child currently resides) to receive home studies, and all documents that the receiving state (the state... more

There are so many wonderful books available, but how do you know what to read with your child? What if some books set off a trauma trigger? Following is a list of books that I have previewed, and loved.

"Little Heroes #2: Adoption and Foster Care" Designed to help parents and children understand the foster care and adoption process. This issue is a true story about two brothers, Robert and Phillip,... more

When a new foster child comes I usually head to the consignment store and thrift store and buy a pile of ‘new’ clothes for the child. Some of the kids have brought a few things with them, but never enough to clothe them for a week or more.

The kids then grow out of some of them, and usually there are some they just don’t wear.

One of my little girls, four years old, wouldn’t wear red clothes. She didn’t like the color or maybe it was a control issue. She had long dark hair and red looked good on her, so I had bought... more