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Reading Eggs: Foster a Love For Reading With This Award Winning Program
This 'Reading Eggs: Foster a Love For Reading With This Award Winning Program' post is sponsored. As always, all opinions are my own.
If you're a parent, you may already know that it can be really challenging to encourage a love for reading in your children. But take heart, there are things you can do to be proactive!
In our family, we like to start reading to our kids as babies. Once they're toddlers, we have daily story time, sometimes even multiple times a day. Between Read more [...]
How Stuffed Animals Foster Comfort and Emotional Growth
This is a sponsored guest post.
Plush companions have long been cherished as symbols of comfort and security. These cuddly friends transcend mere toys and play a vital role in emotional development. From children clutching a beloved bear to adults finding solace in their favorite plush toy, these companions create a profound emotional connection that supports well-being.
A Source of Comfort in Uncertain Times
Stuffed animals are often introduced during childhood, offering comfort during Read more [...]
My Bag My Story – Supporting Foster Youth (+ Amazon GC Giveaway!)
Many thanks to My Bag, My Story for sponsoring this review. As always, all opinions are 100% my own.
My Bag My Story - Supporting Foster Youth (+ Amazon GC Giveaway!)
My husband and I talked about fostering before we even married. And while it took us over a decade, we followed through and became licensed foster parents about 8 years ago. Even though we were only licensed for two years that time, we had over 25 youth come through our doors; ages newborn to 12 years old. Read more [...]
Books To Read If You’re Considering Fostering Or Adopting
For two years, my husband and I were foster parents. Sadly, we recently closed our home though. At some point, I may go into all the reasons behind that decision. But I'm not quite ready to yet. For now, I'll just say that it's a very broken system. I know life isn't fair but these poor kiddos are getting the short end of the deal at every turn. There needs to be change.
Six months into our fostering journey, I wrote this post about What To Expect When Expecting That Call. So that's Read more [...]
Foster Care ~ What To Expect When You’re Expecting That Call
Call us crazy but last year, my husband and I decided it was finally time to get serious and get our license to be Foster Parents. It was something we had discussed before getting married over 13 years ago but the timing just never worked out. Now that we don't plan to have any more biological children, it just made sense to us to finally take this leap. In the past 6 months, we've learned several things about how foster care works. So if you're considering this path, I'd love to share a Read more [...]
