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Stop, Listen, and Learn

July 23, 2020 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

What I learned from a look inside my toy box.

It has been hugely humbling and stretching to parent precious Black lives amidst recent BLM events. When we first took classes to become foster parents almost 12 years ago, the trainer asked all participants to consider how our families would respond to us parenting kids that looked different than we did. My initial response was […]

Filed Under: + Craving Justice, + Foster Care · Tagged With: BLM, foster parenting, humility, inclusivity

What’s this Season’s Theme Song?

May 1, 2020 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

What's your current theme song?

You know those icebreakers people like to do at the start of meetings? They seem even more prevalent now, with virtual meetings. I’ve been asked more than a few times to name my current theme song. Popular responses I’ve heard include R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World As We Know It” and Gloria Gaynor’s […]

Filed Under: + Foster Care, + Resilience & Healing, Faith & Culture, Family Life · Tagged With: covid-19, foster parenting, shelter-in-place

The Healing Power of Creativity

April 19, 2020 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

The Healing Power of Creativity

If there was ever a time when we needed to be creative, it’s now. The healing power of creativity is well recognized, particularly among mental health professionals. And yet, if there was ever a time for our creativity to be stifled, it’s now. It is well documented that trauma can stifle our creative energies. Thus, […]

Filed Under: + Foster Care, + Parenting, Creative Inspiration, Featured · Tagged With: covid-19

16+ Games Playable Over Video Calls

April 6, 2020 By Wendy Willard · 1 Comment ·

16 Games You Can Play Over Video Chat

Given the shelter-in-place orders for most of us, we have to get creative in order to stay connected with those outside our home. As a foster family, this is especially important to help the kids currently in our care stay engaged with their parents and siblings. Here are a few ways we’ve found for them […]

Filed Under: + Foster Care, + Parenting, Family Life · Tagged With: board games, family games

Keeping Kids Active & Learning While Parents Work-From-Home

March 14, 2020 By Wendy Willard · 4 Comments ·

Checklist of daily activities for kids off school while parents work from home

On Friday we found out they are closing school for several weeks, to try and flatten the curve of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. While the kids may be jumping for joy, working parents are scrambling to figure out how to keep the kids active and learning while also working-from-home to pay the bills. The two […]

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