Cover art courtesy of EMK PRESS, The Foster Parenting Toolbox
March 2, 2012, brought the release of a new resource for foster families - The Foster Parenting Toolbox. Edited by Kim Phagan-Hansel, the editor of Fostering Families Today Magazine, The Foster Parenting Toolbox is a 464 page book that features more than 100 contributors, including yours truly. There are sixteen chapters with topics that include: Why Foster, Perspectives, Transitions, Teamwork, Birth Family Connections, Loss, Grief, and Anger; Attachment and Trust, Trauma and Abuse, Family Impact, Discipline, School Tools, Parenting Teens, Nurturing Identity, Allegations, Respite and Support, and Reunification, Adoption, and Beyond. The book also includes a resources list as well as an index. One of the best features is the quizzes at the end of the book, one quiz per chapter, that foster parents can turn in to their workers for CEUs!
This is not a book to sit down and just read - of course you can! I'd consider this more of a "go-to book". Have a question about how to handle a school situation - go to The Foster Parenting Toolbox. Want to figure out how to best prepare a child for a transition - whether it be to another foster home, adoption, or even a night of respite - go to The Foster Parenting Toolbox.
The Foster Parenting Toolbox ISBN 9780972624466 EMK Press Softcover $29.95 USD
What books have you considered your best "go to" books?
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