Love means believing in someone, in something. It supposes a willingness to struggle, to work, to suffer and to rejoice. Satisfaction and ultimate fulfillment are byproducts of dedicated love. They belong only to those who can reach beyond themselves; to whom giving is more important than receiving.

• Foster Parent Adoption

• Foster Parent to Adoptive Parent Worksheet

• Minnesota's Father Adoption Registry

• Minnesota Adoption Agencies

• Transracial Foster and Adoptive Parenting

• Helpful Ideas for Strengthening Families

• Discovering and Building on Strengths

• Act as a Role Model for Future Parents

• Stories from the trenches

• Foster-Adoption Encourages Healthy Growth

• Lessons from a Mother Hen

• Our Kids Need Positive Public Relations

• BEING AFFIRMATIONS

• Problem Terminology
   

• Off-site Links

  • Additional Adoption Resources

  • MARN - Minnesota Adoption Resource Network

Family Fun

• Great Fishing and Boating Experiences
• Summer Fun Ideas
• Summer Fun For Families
• Credit Card Tips for Summer Travel

Head Start

• Help Kids Get a Head Start

• Words Kids Say and Mean

• Education School Humor

• Bumper Sticker Humor

• Senility Prayer

• Moments of Foolishness

Money

• Teaching Children Money Habits for Life
• Developmental Chart : The Stages of Money Understanding
• Vacation Deals and Tips
• Things to do While Putting Gas in the Car

Play Ideas

• Delete Trouble with Bubbles and Other Fun Stuff
• Toys are More Than Just Fun
• Skills Taught By Puzzles
• Flashcards
• Construction Sets
• Arts and Crafts
• Enjoy Your Children...They Can Learn So Much
• Fun Family Learning Experiences
• Spring Ideas
• Bad Dream Evaporator
• Spring Cleaning
• Creating a Lifebook
• What to do With Old Socks?
• Plant Some Fresh Air

• Communication with the Court

• Connecting with Birth Families

• Helping Your Foster and Adoptive Child Make Connections

• How do you break the ice on the first visit to your home?

• Putting Children First- Divorced Dads

• Raising Grandchildren

• Separating Siblings

• Supporting Foster Parents

• Working With Bio Families

• Cuddle Time For an Older Child

• Stories from the trenches
      More than a Feather

Techniques

• Forgiveness and Understanding

• Listening Tips

Foster and Adoptive Care Association of Minnesota
P.O. box 48716
Minneapolis, MN 55448-0716
612-233-3399

Articles have been reprinted from News and Views of Our Families 1992-2004