Kris’ Corner-ACE Quiz

The thing I would like to share with you today is something called The ACE Quiz. “ACE” stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences and an ACE score is a tally of different types of abuse, neglect, and other characteristics of a potentially difficult childhood. According...

Kris’ Corner- Working through Death and a Funeral

So, let’s talk for a minute about kids from hard places dealing with death. Clearly, any child in foster care has experienced loss…simply by virtue of the fact that he is no longer with his biological family. The removal, in and of itself, is a loss and it is...

Kris’ Corner – Types of Therapy

So…one of the things you may have heard (or experienced if you’re already a foster parent) is that kids in care will probably need therapy of some type.  I won’t lie…I’m 99% certain that virtually every child entering foster care will need therapy at some point. The...

Considering Foster Care Placement Options

So some of you out there who are new to foster care, or even just considering it, might be wondering how you decide what kind of placement to take. Honestly, it often depends on your comfort zone, your experience and your available space. But there is so much more...