The holidays can be difficult for children who have experienced trauma. As a parent, you may be worried about your child's behavior when family visits or when they eat a little too much sweets. Or maybe this is the first time they get to celebrate with you family and you don't know what to expect […]
Be confident in your next step! Learn more about the 5 Needs in the Foster Care Community and how you can play a vital role in caring for a child and family. This presentation will provide statistics about the foster children and families of origin, and a high-level view of the organizations and agencies in […]
Trauma experienced in early childhood, delays development. As parents of children with trauma, we might not always understand the "why" behind our child's behavior. We might even catch ourselves thinking, "why don't you just act your age?" In this session we will take a closer look into how our children can be delayed in development […]
Be confident in your next step! Learn more about the 5 Needs in the Foster Care Community and how you can play a vital role in caring for a child and family. This presentation will provide statistics about the foster children and families of origin, and a high-level view of the organizations and agencies in […]
Do you ever find yourself with a chatty child right at bedtime? First they need water, then it becomes a never ending cycle that never leads to sleep! Then this session is for you! In this session we will discuss why a child from a hard place might have difficulty falling to sleep or staying […]
Our next Babysitting Training is February 2021! Registration will open December 8th, 2020. Fill out the form below to be notified when registration opens. Before registering, you must already have a primary foster family and agency selected. (See FAQs page) Participating Agencies: Arrow, CPS, Circles of Care, Depelchin, Divinity Family Services, Giocosa, Helping Hand Home, […]
Learn more about how Fostering Hope can partner with your church to create a thriving foster and adoption ministry.
Trauma experienced in early childhood, impacts a child's relationships, even later in life. As parents of children with trauma, we might not always understand why it might be difficult for our child to form healthy relationships . We might find ourselves wondering if they will be able to attach to us, be good friends or […]
Our next Babysitting Training is February 2021! Registration will open December 8th, 2020. Fill out the form below to be notified when registration opens. Before registering, you must already have a primary foster family and agency selected. (See FAQs page) Participating Agencies: Arrow, CPS, Circles of Care, Depelchin, Divinity Family Services, Giocosa, Helping Hand Home, […]
Be confident in your next step! Learn more about the 5 Needs in the Foster Care Community and how you can play a vital role in caring for a child and family. This presentation will provide statistics about the foster children and families of origin, and a high-level view of the organizations and agencies in […]
A child who has experienced early childhood trauma can have behaviors that are overwhelming for their parents. As parents we may feel like we've run our of strategies to correct our child. Correcting a child proactively is key to teaching them new skills. This parenting strategy for children form a hard place can be a […]
Learn how Fostering Hope can equip your church community to support people who want to get involved caring for kids and families. Find out how to partner with us and how the role of a Ministry Advocacy Team is vital to the development of a foster and adoption ministry. The audience for this presentation is […]
Many times kids from a hard place have hard questions about their story. It is crucial that we are able to help them process their story. As parents of children with trauma, we might find it hard to talk to our child about their difficult story . We might find ourselves wondering if they will […]
Many times when a child who has live through trauma is operating with fear, it looks like they are angry. Fear bullies children to display what looks like bad behavior . It can be frustrating, as parents, to not recognize where the behavior is coming from and easier to react to their behavior than the […]
Be confident in your next step! Learn more about the 5 Needs in the Foster Care Community and how you can play a vital role in caring for a child and family. This presentation will provide statistics about the foster children and families of origin, and a high-level view of the organizations and agencies in […]
Children need a balance of structure and nurture. This includes creating predictiable, nurturing and safe spaces for our children form a hard place to thrive. In this session we will learn about our double role as parents-- to make children feel our warm love through nurture and to provide guidance and limits through structure. Our […]
Fostering Hope is streaming this year's Hope for the Journey Conference. We have a North and South location available - Fostering Hope Family Center - 13300 Pond Springs Rd. Austin, TX 78729* FBC San Marcos - 325 W. McCarty Ln. San Marcos, TX 78666 *Breakfast snacks and lunch will be provided at each location. *As […]
Be confident in your next step! Learn more about the 5 Needs in the Foster Care Community and how you can play a vital role in caring for a child and family. This presentation will provide statistics about the foster children and families of origin, and a high-level view of the organizations and agencies in […]
Parenting children from a hard place can leave us feeling emotionally and physically exhausted. We might feel like we are being pulled into every direction-- school drop off, therapist appointments, family committments and behvioral issues-- and have no room for ourselves. It is so importantant that we learn how to meet our own needs as […]
There are many needs in the foster care system and you can play a valuable role in meeting those needs! Whether you are exploring how to foster, adopt, or if you just want to understand the foster care system better, join us for this hopeful introduction to foster care. We'll have a panel with people […]
