by Choices For Life | Nov 15, 2022 | Foster Care
The holiday season is often filled with joy, laughs, family, presents, and warm feelings. For those in the foster care system, it can be quite a different experience. It is important to know how you can best help foster kids this holiday season. Whether you have kids...
by Choices For Life | Oct 13, 2022 | Foster Care
There are so many things that run through your mind when you’re expecting a new addition to your foster family. Whether it’s your first foster child or your tenth, there is some familiarity to the thoughts running through your mind before each child joins your family....
by Choices For Life | Sep 15, 2022 | Mental Health
5 Ways to Help Fight the Stigma Around Mental Health In the past decade or so, the conversation around mental health has become more popular. With the increase in conversation, also comes an increase in the amount and types of stigma that surround it. Many find the...
by Choices For Life | Aug 15, 2022 | Mental Health
It is not a surprise that many children in the foster care system have experienced some sort of trauma in their lives. Whether that is physical, emotional, verbal, or sexual, trauma of some sort is sadly inevitable in most cases. It is important as foster care...
by Choices For Life | Jun 15, 2022 | Mental Health
Mental health is a huge issue that affects many people, but it can be especially hard for teenagers. The teenage years are often difficult and confusing with so much changing in the brain, hormones, and social life. It’s important to remember that you’re...
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