by Katie Gerten | Jul 19, 2018 | Blog, Children's Mental Health, Foster Care, Parenting
Coping skills are great tools for kids to have when the stresses and strains of life threaten to slow them down or overwhelm them. It can be useful to think of coping skills as tools. Just like no single tool is right for every home improvement project, no single...
by Katie Gerten | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog, Foster Care
Reprint of story by KTVH HELENA – Brenda and Jason Crawford are one of Montana’s many adoptive and foster parents; in 2014 baby Kailer entered their life. Kailer was born with significant amounts of heroin in his body. “When Kailer was born, within a few hours he...
by Katie Gerten | Jul 7, 2018 | Foster Care
Expert Beacon – June 25, 2018 The arrival of a foster child in your house can be a time of excitement, as well as anxiety. The phone call from a caseworker asking if you would like a foster child placed in your home can leave you in a state of apprehension. It...
by Katie Gerten | Jul 3, 2018 | Blog, Children's Mental Health
Service and therapy animals are proven to make a positive difference Very Well Family – May 22, 2018 Service and therapy animals have become increasingly popular for children with special needs, and for good reason. Research shows that animals can make a huge...
by Katie Gerten | Jul 1, 2018 | Foster Care, Parenting
Discipline Techniques for Children Who May Have Been Abused or Neglected Very Well Family – May 29, 2018 Foster parents are not allowed to use corporal punishment with foster children. Adoptive parents are also wise to try other discipline techniques and to...
