Following is a list of the topics covered in The Flourishing Foster Parent Resource Library. To gain access, click here.

“Helping Our Children and Ourselves Process Grief” (Guest: Barbara Tantrum)

“The Importance of Empathizing With Our Kids” (Christy)

“Empathy: Too Much of a Good Thing?” (Lisa)

“Discerning When to Say When” (Christy)

“Getting Through a Hard Reunification” (Bonnie)

“Parenting with Trauma in Mind” (Guest: Dena Johnson)

“Foster Parenting Teens” (Lisa)

“Relating With Your Foster Child’s Family” (Christy)

“Transracial Foster Parenting” (Allison)

“Food and Foster Care” (Christy)

“Foster Parenting and Mother’s Day” (Christy)

“Responding to Your Foster Child’s Rage” (Christy)

“It’s Never Too Late to Choose Love” (Bryan Post)

“Trauma-Informed Parenting” (Lesley Joy Ritchie)

“Cultivating a Family Culture of Fostering” (Becky)

“Foster Parenting LGBTQ+ Youth” (Lisa)

“From Single Foster Mother to Married Foster Couple” (Christina and Josh)

“Foster Parenting Babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome” (Monica Simmons, Premier Baby Planners)

“New Year, New Self Care Plan!” (Christy)

“A Visit with a Former Foster Youth (FFY)” (Grace)

“Advocating for Your Foster Child at School” (Gail)

“Ask a Social Worker” (Amber)

“What Does Love Look Like (To Our Kids)?” (Christy)

“Building Your Foster Family Village” (Stephanie)

“The Foster Parent’s Spheres of Stress” (Josh)

“Day One of a New Placement” (Christy)

“The Importance and Implementation of Routines” (Christy)
(Click here for PDFs of sample visual schedules and routines.)

“Looking Back on My First Year of Foster Parenting” (Ariel)

“Loyalty Conflicts” (Jamie)

“Helping Our Kids Develop a Healthy Sexuality” (Amy Lang)

“What, When, How, and How Much Do We Tell Our Kids?” (Spring Hecht)

“The Importance of Empathizing With Our Kids” (Christy)

“Empathy: Too Much of a Good Thing?” (Lisa)

COMING SOON

“Dealing With Behaviors That First Week” (Christy)

COMING SOON

“Parentified Behavior in Children, Part One” (Barbara Tantrum)

COMING SOON

“Foster Parents Who Work Full Time” (Amy)

“Vegetarian Foster Parents” (Liz)

“Parentification, Part 2” (Lesley Joy Ritchie)

Summer Book Study 2019

“Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control” Book Study, Part I: The Stress Model (Christy)

“Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control” Book Study, Part 2: Love and Fear (Christy)

“Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control” Book Study, Part 3: The Patterns that Bind Us, Hidden Feedback Loops (Christy)

“Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control” Book Study, Part 4: Parents Appear Hostile and Angry (Christy)

“Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control” Book Study, Part 5: Lying (Christy)

“Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control” Book Study, Part 6: Stealing (Christy)

“Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control” Book Study, Part 7 (Wrap Up): Hoarding and Gorging, Aggression, Defiance, and Lack of Eye Contact (Christy)