Key points

Trauma-informed parenting builds resilience.

There are six essential “slices” for effective parenting with foster children.

A mindset of compassion, curiosity, and consistency is key.

Growing up in today’s complex world is challenging for any child, but being a foster child adds another layer of difficulty. As someone who has worked with foster youth for many years, I have witnessed firsthand the unique challenges they face.

Children in foster care have endured the traumatic loss of separation from their families of origin, the very people with whom they first formed attachments. Some may have directly suffered abuse or neglect, while others have witnessed “terror,” a form of emotional abuse . Yet surprisingly, many grieve the loss of even harmful circumstances, per

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