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therapeutic parents need breaks, but balance is key (adoption & foster care)

By: Tracy Dee Whitt July 24, 2014July 24, 2014

adoption, foster careadoption, adoptive parents need breaks, foster care, foster parents, foster parents need breaks, therapeutic parenting4 Comments

Being a therapeutic parent is hard. It’s wearing. It’s tiring. It’s work. All. The. Time. It’s benefits in the end are rewarding beyond compare, but when you’re in the day to day it can be draining. Although my husband and I have come out of the most difficult parts of therapeutic parenting with our daughter,…

4 reasons why the foster system is STILL failing

By: Tracy Dee Whitt April 15, 2014April 15, 2014

UncategorizedDCF, DCFS, Department of Human Services, DFPS, DHS, family preservation, Florida, foster care, foster parents, reunification, Texas foster system6 Comments

Society is failing foster children in so many ways. There are numerous reasons, but for today I will only touch on four. I’m discouraged that in 2014 children in the United States still languish in foster care. This is greatly due to society in general, it shows in the comments made about children who need…