by sstinson | Jan 6, 2020 | Adoption, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting
By Shay Stinson Sometimes creating connections and maintaining bonds with people in your biological family can be difficult, but it can be especially difficult for children in foster care. In addition to the traumas that led them to be in the child welfare system,...
by intisar | Jan 1, 2020 | Child Welfare, Foster Care, Q&A, Social Work
Edited by Intisar Seraaj This year isn’t just a new year, it’s the start of a new decade. This makes 33 years that Seraaj Family Homes, Inc. (SFH) has been in operation; The company has survived three decades in an everchanging and challenging business sphere. So,...
by sstinson | Dec 30, 2019 | Aging Forward, Foster Care
By Shay Stinson Edited By Intisar Seraaj Let’s do a quick quiz. How well has your young adult prepared for bills and responsibilities? How much money do they have saved? *blank stare I don’t save, so I haven’t modeled that behavior. We don’t discuss finances;...
by sstinson | Dec 20, 2019 | Adoption, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Social Work, Suicide Awareness
By Shay Stinson It’s the holiday season and the crowds are slowly shifting through crowded department stores. The sound of holiday music surrounds us. Songs of joy, laughter, happiness and hope are being constantly piped into our psyche. The air of giving is thick and...
by intisar | Dec 16, 2019 | Aging Forward, Foster Care, Parenting
By Intisar Seraaj As I’ve been interviewing foster parents this year, I’ve heard from some parents that sometimes their foster children don’t ever say “thank you” until after they’ve grown up and aged forward from foster care. It may not be that they are ungrateful...
by intisar | Dec 11, 2019 | Adoption, Foster Care, Parenting, Uncategorized
By Intisar Seraaj One thing about having a blended family—whether that’s through adoption or fostering—is that you’ll have to find a balance for almost everything, from family diet to family fun. It’s easy to include other’s cultures or religious food into a meal...
