E424 - Lois J Rodriguez - New Book in the works - Foster Care, Kinship Care and Adoption - Creating A Safe and Loving Home

Episode 424 - Lois J Rodriguez - New Book in the works - Foster Care, Kinship Care and Adoption - Creating A Safe and Loving HomeLet me Introduce MyselfAs a foster parent & adoptive mom, I went from newlywed to a family of 6 seemingly overnight. My deep dive experience with at-risk youth and trauma parenting has been a sink or swim adventure! Our boys are now early and middle adolescents and parenting neurodivergent children has sent me on a quest to understand the critical phases of child development and the challenges for at-risk youth.In this episode we talk about Lois' upcoming book and her family - Foster Care, Kinship Care and Adoption - Creating A Safe and Loving HomeMentioned in this episode:https://www.comfortcases.org/ is a way to help children at the time they are pulled from their home and enter foster care. These are backpacks provided for their belongings, instead of using the trash bag, which is common.https://www.fosterlove.com/ is the website for preparing birthday boxes for children in foster carehttps://www.loisjrodriguez.com/Support the show___https://livingthenextchapter.com/podcast produced by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/Coffee Refills are always appreciated, refill Dave's cup here, and thanks!https://buymeacoffee.com/truemediaca