Distractions, redirections, silliness, and beyond
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Distractions, redirections, silliness, and beyond
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YouTubeLaura - Foster Parent Partner
It's all about layering and options! :) #fosterparent #fostercare
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It's all about layering and options! :) #fosterparent #fostercare
97.5K views5 months ago
YouTubeLaura - Foster Parent Partner
Connection is a fundamental parenting skill for foster parents and people caring for kids who have experienced trauma. You can use these moments of connection to help kids through hard moments and hard seasons. In this video I show a variety of ways to connect with kids in your foster home. 💛 | Laura • Foster Parent Partner
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Connection is a fundamental parenting skill for foster parents and people caring for kids who have experienced trauma. You can use these moments of connection to help kids through hard moments and hard seasons. In this video I show a variety of ways to connect with kids in your foster home. 💛 | Laura • Foster Parent Partner
13.4K viewsJun 21, 2025
FacebookLaura • Foster Parent Partner
Kids who enter foster care may have experienced things that negatively impact their relationship with food. These experiences could have been neglect or food insecurity, a caregiver’s fixation on “healthy choices” or pressuring certain foods, or withholding food or forcing food as a form of abuse. This can look like food preoccupation, disordered eating, vomiting with food intake, or poor appetite. How we talk about and serve food will likely have to change when we welcome them into our home. Th
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Kids who enter foster care may have experienced things that negatively impact their relationship with food. These experiences could have been neglect or food insecurity, a caregiver’s fixation on “healthy choices” or pressuring certain foods, or withholding food or forcing food as a form of abuse. This can look like food preoccupation, disordered eating, vomiting with food intake, or poor appetite. How we talk about and serve food will likely have to change when we welcome them into our home. Th
160.3K viewsMay 20, 2025
FacebookLaura • Foster Parent Partner
😌Here’s another foundational parenting skill if you are caring for kids who have experienced trauma: regulation support. There’s things we can do as foster parents to help support a regulated nervous system throughout the day, as well as things we can do when kids are activated. How do you support in your home? Please add to this video so others can get more ideas to try! 👇 | Laura • Foster Parent Partner
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😌Here’s another foundational parenting skill if you are caring for kids who have experienced trauma: regulation support. There’s things we can do as foster parents to help support a regulated nervous system throughout the day, as well as things we can do when kids are activated. How do you support in your home? Please add to this video so others can get more ideas to try! 👇 | Laura • Foster Parent Partner
60.6K viewsJul 7, 2025
FacebookLaura • Foster Parent Partner
Blocked care, compassion, fatigue, secondary trauma, and burnout are things that foster parents may experience. In this video, I show some *possible* red flags. if you are at all concerned about your mental health and your caregiving abilities, please be sure you connect with a professional for support and advice. i’ll be posting a follow up of things that you can do to prevent this or help if you feel you’re headed in this direction. I’d love to hear from you all what your signs are in yourself
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Blocked care, compassion, fatigue, secondary trauma, and burnout are things that foster parents may experience. In this video, I show some *possible* red flags. if you are at all concerned about your mental health and your caregiving abilities, please be sure you connect with a professional for support and advice. i’ll be posting a follow up of things that you can do to prevent this or help if you feel you’re headed in this direction. I’d love to hear from you all what your signs are in yourself
116.8K viewsSep 17, 2024
FacebookLaura • Foster Parent Partner
Ever try to have a phone call with a toddler? It can be hard! 😅 A plan and a routine can make these calls between the child and their parent a positive experience. 💛 of course, not all kids have calls with their parents, every case and situation is different. Do your kids have phone visits? How do you support in your home? Let me know in the comments! 👇 | Laura • Foster Parent Partner
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Ever try to have a phone call with a toddler? It can be hard! 😅 A plan and a routine can make these calls between the child and their parent a positive experience. 💛 of course, not all kids have calls with their parents, every case and situation is different. Do your kids have phone visits? How do you support in your home? Let me know in the comments! 👇 | Laura • Foster Parent Partner
94.6K views11 months ago
FacebookLaura • Foster Parent Partner
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I appreciate allll the sensory supports Legoland has to offer! It allows us to spend more time in the park. Kids who have experienced trauma can have different sensory needs. It’s important to consider these needs as you plan big adventures 💛 #LEGOLANDCalifornia | Laura • Foster Parent Partner
9.4K viewsJul 22, 2025
FacebookLaura • Foster Parent Partner
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You never know what will come up so I try to be as prepared as possible! :) #fosterparent #fostercare #fosterparenting | Laura • Foster Parent Partner
153.4K viewsOct 5, 2024
FacebookLaura • Foster Parent Partner
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Ways to help and advocate as a foster parent #fosterparent #fostercare #fosterparenting | Laura • Foster Parent Partner
143.9K viewsSep 30, 2025
FacebookLaura • Foster Parent Partner
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When a child gets hurt in a foster home, it should be taken seriously. Documentation, questions, and investigations are an important part of keeping kids safe in foster homes because unfortunately, abuse and neglect does happen far too often. When a child gets hurt in a foster home, it is reasonable and appropriate for their parent to be confused, upset, concerned, and want answers. Allegations can also come from a variety of people such as mandated reporters, concerned family and friends, or ne
211.5K views9 months ago
FacebookLaura • Foster Parent Partner
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Calls, emails, and texts can all come in for kids who need homes. Foster parents may have a lot of info and time to prepare, or very little. This video shows a variety of scenarios placements may happen. Let me know how it typically works for you! 👇 | Laura • Foster Parent Partner
389.9K views9 months ago
FacebookLaura • Foster Parent Partner
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Supporting Kids Who Experience Neglect
1.2M views10 months ago
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Important Messages for Foster Parents You Might Miss
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Supporting Parenting Youth in Foster Care
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Understanding Aggression in Foster Children
575.5K viewsFeb 8, 2025
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Consider asking parents directly about milestone travel #fosterparent #fostercare
79.1K views5 months ago
YouTubeLaura - Foster Parent Partner
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Has this happened to you? #fosterparent #fostercare
77.1K views5 months ago
YouTubeLaura - Foster Parent Partner
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For kids who’ve experienced neglect or abuse, objects or certain play scenarios can be really significant to them. For this example, maybe the child is very worried that their favorite toy will go missing or be taken and gone forever… or perhaps they are reenacting scenarios or experiences that they had before living with you. We may never know. it can be important for foster parents to notice what matters to them, take it seriously and enter their world to connect and gain their trust. #fosterp
102.4K views7 months ago
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I wish I had help with this moment when I first started
69.1K views5 months ago
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