August 14, 2024

What Does a Parent Foster?

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, foster means “to encourage something to develop.” Fostering a child is not simply providing shelter and meals.  It is so much more.  So what exactly does a parent foster? Foster parents foster healing. Foster parents foster self-esteem. Foster parents foster healthy relationships. Foster parents foster emotional intelligence and empathy. […]
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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, foster means “to encourage something to develop.”

Fostering a child is not simply providing shelter and meals.  It is so much more.  So what exactly does a parent foster?

Foster parents foster healing.

Foster parents foster self-esteem.

Foster parents foster healthy relationships.

Foster parents foster emotional intelligence and empathy.

Foster parents foster joy and curiosity.

Foster parents foster positive childhood memories.

Foster parents foster success- achievements along the way that pave the road to bigger milestones.

Foster parents foster hope.

Foster parents encourage their young person to be their best, to feel their best, and to do their best.  Foster parents see the spark inside every child and kindle it carefully.  Foster parents foster the future.

 

If you have the spirit to foster goodness in this world and meet the basic qualifications, please apply today.  A child is waiting.

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