by sstinson | Jun 8, 2020 | Articles, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting, Social Work, therapy
By Shay Stinson | Edited by Intisar Seraaj Playing is Therapy Tell your kids to “grab the kickball and the sand buckets because we’re going outside to work it out!” This is a form of therapy: play therapy. Play therapy is not a new concept. For...
by sstinson | May 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
How To Address the Need to Know Your Roots By Shay Stinson The bond between a biological mother and child is strong and as natural as our need for water and many people maintain a strong awareness of this bond throughout their lives. It’s not always the case that a...
by sstinson | Mar 17, 2020 | Adoption, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting
Documenting childhood memories By Shay Stinson How many of us have that classic, ceramic plate with our hand print on it that we made for one of our parents in preschool? It was probably an item they kept for...
by sstinson | Jan 6, 2020 | Adoption, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting
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, after entering...
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,...
