Practical Tools for Foster Parents [Paperback]

Lana Temple-Plotz (Author), Michael Sterba (Author), Ted P. Stricklett (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2002

More than half a million children today live in out-of-home care, and many have special problems. The need for well-trained, loving foster parents has never been greater. With this book, Girls and Boys Town offers these committed people the professional tools they need to not only care for foster children but to actually help them get better.

New or experienced foster parents as well as grandparents and other relatives caring for a child forced from home by a crisis will find help and hope in this book.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A valuable tool for parents of foster children or those interested in improving the foster care system." -- Youth Today Magazine

About the Author

The editors have years of experience in Girls and Boys Town's Foster Family Services and other youth care programs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 309 pages
• Publisher: Boys Town Press (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889322490
• ISBN-13: 978-1889322490
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "foster parent friendly" guide, June 19, 2003

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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Collaboratively compiled and edited by Lana Temple-Plotz, Ted P. Stricklett, Christena B. Baker, and Michael N. Sterba, Practical Tools For Foster Parents: Foster Care Solutions is a straightforward and "foster parent friendly" guide to creating a safe environment, building a positive relationship with a foster child, working with the foster child's parents (even when they are uncooperative or hostile), teaching a foster child decision-making skills, how to handling transitions, and much, much more. Practical Tools Forfoster Parents is very highly recommended reading for anyone looking into the challenges and rewards of foster care.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cheesy at first but completley worth it, May 10, 2010

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H. Bliss (Centreville, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This is the most helpful book I have found on Foster parenting. Seems less to do with one person's presonal preferences and about how to help kids. I enjoyed it and could see practical applications.

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and Informative, January 16, 2012

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This is a great book - there is so much useful information and practical tips that I had to mark pages to go back to later. It is impossible to digest and use everything after one read but I guarantee this is one book we will be going back to over and over! There are actual strategies for dealing with situations, effective and positive examples of how to communicate with children, and examples of how to handle situations. In my opinion this is a great book for any parent - doesn't have to be just for foster parents!