February 5, 2016
by Maralee
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Foster care is tricky business. There are a thousand potential pitfalls as you work to navigate relationships between you and the biological family, you and the child, you and the child’s team, and as you seek to support a relationship … Continue reading
November 12, 2015
by Maralee
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The first children who depended on me to care for them were teenage boys. As a housemom to 6 boys ages 12-18 at a group home when I was in my early twenties, I started this whole parenting thing in … Continue reading
August 14, 2015
by Maralee
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When I talk to people about foster care I get a lot of responses. People are always telling me why they could never invest themselves in these kids. There is the standard “I’d get too attached” response that while it … Continue reading