The Foster Care Survival Guide: The Essential Guide for Today's Foster Parents - Couverture souple

Degarmo, John

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ISBN 10 : 1620235803 ISBN 13 : 9781620235805

Editeur : Atlantic Publishing Group Inc., 2018

Synopsis

Foster parenting is often seen as a calling and a mission of love. At the same time; foster parenting can be both very difficult and exhausting. When caring for children who have suffered abuse; neglect; and traumas; foster parents face their own set of unique challenges each day. The Foster Care Survival Guide is a must have for today's foster parents. It is a guide to surviving the lifestyle of a foster parent filled with personal stories; practical tips and advice; and even humor and emotions; The Foster Care Survival Guide is an essential guide for both novice and experienced foster parents. Leading foster care expert Dr. John DeGarmo combines his own wisdom with that of fellow foster parents. Tackling issues such as helping children with disorders and anxieties; how to best manage the lifestyle of a foster parent; working with birth parents; getting the help you need; addressing your own marriage while caring for children in need; and balancing the needs of your biological children with your foster children; The Foster Care Survival Guide delivers experienced and sympathetic wisdom and advice that every foster parent; advocate; and professional needs today as they care for children in care.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. John DeGarmo has been a foster parent for 15 years; and he and his wife have had over 50 children come through their home. He is an international consultant to legal firms and foster care agencies; as well as an empowerment and transformational speaker and trainer on many topics about the foster care system. He is the author of several foster care books; including Love and Mayhem: One Big Family's Uplifting Story of Fostering and Adoption; and writes for several publications. Dr. DeGarmo and his wife have been honored with the Good Morning America Ultimate Hero Award; the Up With People Everyday Hero Award; and other honors.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Atlantic Publishing Group Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1620235803
• ISBN 13: 9781620235805
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 180
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible