Imagine your child saying to you, “Guide me through hard situations and systems.”

In this episode, I share with you how you can use the shared act of cooking and eating with your child to help them navigate - a quality identified by Search Institute in their Developmental Relationships Framework as a key to your child growing healthy, happy, and resilient.

May was National Foster Care Month, and I know there are many in my listening audience who have questions regarding my foster care journey and what it takes to be successful with fostering. That’s why I’m releasing a short series of bonus episodes to provide solid answers to those of you who are weighing your options.

In today's episode, I am addressing the messy and often misunderstood topic of the court system and what role foster parents play (and don't play) in a child's permanency plan.

Imagine your child saying to you, “Help me learn from mistakes and setbacks.”

In this episode, I share with you how you can use the shared act of cooking and eating with your child to help them reflect on failures - a quality identified by Search Institute in their Developmental Relationships Framework as a key to your child growing healthy, happy, and resilient.

May is National Foster Care Month, and I know there are many in my listening audience who have questions regarding my foster care journey and what it takes to be successful with fostering. That’s why I’m releasing a short series of bonus episodes to provide solid answers to those of you who are weighing your options.

If that speaks to you, please listen and subscribe!

Imagine your child saying to you, “Insist I take responsibility for my actions.”

In this episode, I share with you how you can use the shared act of cooking and eating with your child to hold your child accountable - a quality identified by Search Institute in their Developmental Relationships Framework as a key to your child growing healthy, happy, and resilient.

May is National Foster Care Month, and I know there are many in my listening audience who have questions regarding my foster care journey and what it takes to be successful with fostering. That’s why I’m releasing a short series of bonus episodes to provide solid answers to those of you who are weighing your options.

If that speaks to you, please listen and subscribe!

Imagine your child saying to you, “Push me to go further.”

In this episode, I share with you how you can use the shared act of cooking and eating with your child to communicate expectations - a quality identified by Search Institute in their Developmental Relationships Framework as a key to your child growing healthy, happy, and resilient.

May is National Foster Care Month, and I know there are many in my listening audience who have questions regarding my foster care journey and what it takes to be successful with fostering. That’s why I’m releasing a short series of bonus episodes to provide solid answers to those of you who are weighing your options.

If that speaks to you, please listen and subscribe!

Imagine your child saying to you, “Expect me to live up to my potential.”

In this episode, I share with you how you can use the shared act of cooking and eating with your child to communicate expectations - a quality identified by Search Institute in their Developmental Relationships Framework as a key to your child growing healthy, happy, and resilient.

May is National Foster Care Month, and I know there are many in my listening audience who have questions regarding my foster care journey and what it takes to be successful with fostering. That’s why I’m releasing a short series of bonus episodes to provide solid answers to those of you who are weighing your options.

If that speaks to you, please listen and subscribe!