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Careful What You Ask For- New Jersey State Supreme Court to hear appeal of mom who lost custody when she sought help for her disabled children.

Dreams, Fights, Dates and Games- Step-parenting challenged me to become a stronger mom.

Angel was a single father of two and I was a single mother of two whenwe found each other three years ago. Angel and I were soul mates. Bringing our four children together was another story. I never, ever could have imagined what it would take to blend our families.

By the time Angel and I decided to unite our families, we had all visited one another many times and the kids … Read More

‘What Do You Need?’- Approaching parents as partners helps families out of crisis.

 

In many places, families who are investigated for child abuse or neglect face an unexpected and unwanted visit from a child protective worker who knocks on the door and announces that she will investigate the family. During the investigation, parents are often focused only on getting child welfare out of their lives—even if they really do need help with practical problems like child care or clothing for their children, or parenting supports that … Read More

The Hard Way- I didn’t understand how being abused in foster care affected me until years after my own child was removed.

I was a ward of the state of New York from age one until I graduated from high school in 1993. The foster care system saved me because my parents were addicted to drugs and neglected my siblings and me. But it also destroyed me. During my time in foster care, I was in seven different foster homes and two group homes. In five of those homes I experienced physical, sexual and what I … Read More

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