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Why Is Self-Care Especially Important for Foster Parents?

By KVC West Virginia Staff — 2020

For parents, children can take up every waking thought and every ounce of energy outside of work. This is especially true for foster parents.

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The Foster Parenting Manual: A Practical Guide to Creating a Loving, Safe and Stable Home

The Foster Parenting Manual is a comprehensive guide offering proven, friendly advice for novice and experienced parents alike. Distilling many years’ experience into one book, John DeGarmo combines his own wisdom with that of fellow foster parents.

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John DeGarmo
2025
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What No One Tells You Before Becoming a Foster Parent

So you complete your foster care pride training and you are a new foster parent. It is hard to describe those first few experience and feelings. Foster Care is a roller coaster and I continue to learn lessons every single day.

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2018
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Enneagram Type 2 by Russ Hudson

Russ Hudson, co-founder of the Enneagram Institute, explains the essence of Enneagram Type 2.

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Russ Hudson
2015
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How to Support a Loved One in Pain?—Jeff Foster

Jeff Foster talks with a woman about how to best support a loved one who is in emotional distress. Recorded 26th April live in Holland.

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Jeff Foster
2015
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Baby Cardiac Patient Dances along with Pediatric Tech Everyday in the Hospital - GMA Digital

Blake Sheffer was down due to not being able to move around but his spirits were lifted thanks to technician Quanda Riles and her dance moves.

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2020
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The NBA Player Fighting for LGBTQ Equality

After Reggie Bullock’s sister, Mia, a trans woman, was tragically murdered in 2014, Reggie made it his mission to spread awareness about issues facing the LGBTQ community.

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2019
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Simon Sinek’s Life Advice Will Change Your Future

Simon Sinek’s Life Advice Will Change Your Future.

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Simon Sinek
2018
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Being an Abandoned Child | Brendan Maguire | TEDxNSCCWaterfront

Brendan’s community became his home when he moved from house to house after his parents left him with his three brothers and a sister when he was 4 at a shopping mall. They never came back.

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2016
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A bird was lying on his back in the road with his feet in the air. A horse saw him and asked, “What’re you doing?” The sparrow said, “I’m helping hold back the darkness.” The horse sneered and said, “Yeah, right,” and the sparrow said, “One does what one can.”

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Anne Lamott
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Dr. Maya Angelou: “Be a Rainbow in Someone Else’s Cloud” - Oprah’s Master Class - OWN

After hearing a 19th-century African-American song, Dr. Maya Angelou has never forgotten one important lyric: God put a rainbow in the clouds. Watch as Dr.

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Maya Angelou
2014
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