Fostering isn't for everyone, so what can you do?

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2 ай бұрын

There are so many ways to help! As an immediate need, I am currently supporting a donation drive for current kids in care and transition age youth. Please check out the wishlist here: www.amazon.com/registries/gl/...
Here are some things I mention in this video:
Foster on HBO: www.hbo.com/movies/foster
Foster Shock: • Foster Shock
Removed 1, 2, and 3: • ReMoved
We Gotta Get Outta Here: tubitv.com/movies/575205/we-g...
Closure: tubitv.com/movies/372430/closure
The Day I Picked my Parents: tv.apple.com/us/show/the-day-...
Books by Former Foster Youth: www.amazon.com/shop/influence...
Directory of Businesses owned/operated by former foster youth: www.fosterparentpartner.com/f...
Supports for foster parents - including nonprofits that support foster families: www.fosterparentpartner.com/s...
Set up a Google News Alert: www.google.com/alerts
Get Trauma Informed:
www.dfps.texas.gov/Training/T...
www.creatingafamilyed.org/cou...
www.ctipp.org/post/toolkit-tr...
• Trauma Informed Teachi...
National Angels Organization: www.nationalangels.org/homepa...
Foster Village: www.fostervillageaustin.org/l...
Care Portal: www.careportal.org/
CASA Organization: nationalcasagal.org/
Safe Families: safe-families.org/
Looking for more? I offer 1:1 DM support (plus checklists and templates) on Patreon for as little as $1. / fosterparenting
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Facebook: / foster.parent.partner
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@coela2616 2 ай бұрын

Something to know about being a CASA is it can come with similar ups and downs as fostering. It requires developing relationships with children without knowing the outcome of those relationships. You have to be able to maintain important boundaries for the child/children's well-being.

@foster.parenting 2 ай бұрын

yes! thanks for adding this in! :)

@charissadubin9355 2 ай бұрын

I really appreciate this. I recently lost one of my closest friends, who was a former foster youth, to suicide. The needs are so real.

@foster.parenting 2 ай бұрын

I’m so sorry for your loss 💔

@dalenemoore Ай бұрын

I’m so sorry for your heartbreaking loss.❤

@annesupplee5747 2 ай бұрын

A coworker has his first foster youth. Thank you for your wisdom, I feel better able to support this family.

@speljufcharlotte8999 2 ай бұрын

The Fosters is a TV series about foster care that Is fiction but where they put a lot of effort and research into a realistic portrayal. While it is also entertaining and dramatic (I cried so much while watching it). I believe the writers do have experiences with fostering/adopting themselfs and the whole cast is just one big heartwarming family. So I really recomment!

@foster.parenting 2 ай бұрын

We liked that one too! It did get a little dramatic towards the end 😅

@speljufcharlotte8999 2 ай бұрын

Hi Laura! Yes true, and it was preachy here and there but I truly fell in love with all of the characters! It was a very formative show for me. Especially the strong family bond that was always there no matter what.

@inkbusters2338 2 ай бұрын

i cried too! one of my favorite tv shows

@alexandragrace8164 2 ай бұрын

For Australians watching Laura’s video, there are lots of organisations in our country too that allow you to volunteer to support foster kids. One organisation in my city is Pyjama Angels. 😇

@lucasgarcia8285 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Love the longer formatted content

@brielleandrews9707 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! I've been thinking a lot lately about looking into fostering as a single woman if I'm still not married within the next several years (I know it would be a lot harder without some kind of partner, and ideally I /would/ like to be married, but if things continue the way they have been I don't want to have to wait for a guy to be able to start making a difference), but these would probably be better options for me to start with to begin getting involved. Thank you so much for your channel!

@mariannetfinches Ай бұрын

Ooh! I'm good at supporting parents. I do that a little already. Thanks for all the excellent suggestions!

@sarahk2722 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this and thank you for the hard work you do for kids!

@ADHDshark_85 2 ай бұрын

If you have more than one child either fostered or biological how do you introduce them and settle like arguments or disagreements. It would be very interesting to see a video on that

@Tegdirb64 2 ай бұрын

My grandson (F) moved into a foster home when there was already a much older young man (J) fostered in the home. J really helped by talking to F, especially on his first night, and lending (and then giving!) F a soft toy he'd used on his first night. He loaned him a shirt, that he ended gifting too. He talked to him about his own first night, acknowledged F's fears and reassured F that it was a good family to join. A while after J went back to his mother's at 16, the family discussed welcoming a new yp into their family. F was very much involved in this, and asked that it be a boy. When C came, I'm told that F acted in very much the same way as J had for him. The 2 of them have become so very close and consider themselves brothers. Sorry this is so long but I hope our experiences can help someone

@ADHDshark_85 2 ай бұрын

@@Tegdirb64 thank you it cleared up some queries that no one ever really discusses