Tag: foster

Supporting the Supporters with Nikki Hertzler

May 14, 2023By Jason

Nikki Hertzler resides in northern Nevada. She and her husband have lived in several states
before settling with their three children in Nevada. Nikki is an elementary teacher and as a
speaker, she speaks on the importance of early childhood development as well as on foster care.
Her family enjoys participating in their church ministries and being on outdoor adventures. A
few years ago, with their biological children on the brink of leaving home, the Hertzlers felt God
calling them to foster. Since then, they have been introducing their foster children to the fun of
hiking, skiing, and Lake Tahoe.

Autistic Me with Christopher Scott Wyatt

May 7, 2023By Jason

Dr. Christopher Scott Wyatt is an autistic self-advocate and father of two neurodiverse daughters. He earned a doctorate while researching online education for students with autism spectrum disorders. His experiences living with physical and neurological differences shape his parenting. Wyatt consults with schools, businesses, and non-profit organizations on issues of autism, Neurodiversity, and active inclusion….Read more

One Foster Teen’s College Success Story with Shari Walker

October 17, 2021By Jason

An up-and-coming content creator, marketer, playwright/screenwriter, and columnist who is a fast learner, comfortable working with an array of different personalities, and passionate about advocacy through storytelling (check out my portfolio: www.HerOddSelf.com) Featured in 89.3 KPCC, PBS SoCal, Education Week, Los Angeles Female Playwright Initiative (LAFPI), and the Santa Monica Daily Press (SMDP), and Good…Read more

Faith Finds Hope Through Adoption with Faith Ehiozuwa

February 13, 2021By Jason

Faith was born in Liberia and became an orphan at a young age. As a child she suffered from : the horrors of war poverty hunger life in an orphanage trauma She was adopted into a family in America and she has been changing the world ever since Faith’s Links Find her on Social Medial…Read more

Siblings in foster care

January 28, 2020By Jason

When Amanda and I first started doing foster care we noticed that there were a lot of sibling groups compared to single kids that needed a home. As time went on, we fostered almost exclusively sibling groups. As I think back I can only remember about 3 of the 20 or so kids that we…Read more

How long does it take to foster to adopt?

January 14, 2020By Jason

The process of adoption through the foster care system can be anywhere from fairly simple to time-consuming and complex. The short answer is that the foster to adopt process can take 6 months (plus the time for filing court documents), all the way up to 28 months if you are the first placement for a…Read more

What to say to a foster child?

January 9, 20202 commentsBy Amanda Palmer

Kids do not typically come into foster care without a good reason. Usually, there is some sort of trauma in their past and possibly in there present too. How do you talk to a child that has come through such a journey of unknown pain? Let’s just start by talking to them like they are…Read more

Are They Adopted? – and 15 questions that wound young hearts.

January 2, 2020By Jason

There are some things you should never ask people that you don’t know. Questions like “are you pregnant” are probably best left relegated to the realm of thoughts you just don’t say out loud. As a foster or adoptive parent, you will hear people open their mouth and vomit ignorance all over with startling regularity! …Read more

What is the reality of foster care?

December 31, 2019By Jason

I can only really give you the perspective of a foster parent, and my view of the experience. My experience has been almost exclusively with young children who would struggle to put a few sentences together. So, I can not tell you what their thoughts were, but I can tell you my view of what…Read more