My Best Advice for Foster Parenting Teens

[@boonlm]

I love this. One of our successful touch points was “I’m heating up water for tea, would you like a cup?” I never realized the need to continuously remind them that we were still fully committed to them. Looking back now, that makes total sense. Also, in our experience it was almost 6 months before our teen would voluntarily come out of her room and join us for a family activity without an invitation. That was also around the time that she had been in our home longer than any other prior placement, and I think that is likely not a coincidence.

[@afosteredlife]

Tea! Brilliant! And yes, that moment of being someone’s longest placement is *huge*. Thanks for sharing!

[@TP-rp6jk]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@woslow2543]

As a former foster kid, everything you said is spot on. Keep it going!

[@afosteredlife]

This means more to me than you could know. Thank you for taking the time to watch and encourage me!

[@user-pu9dm8ys4t]

Listening to this sitting at my kitchen table in Russia and even though the system is different the thing about parenting are so universal! It's great!

[@afosteredlife]

Спасибо! I appreciate you taking the time to let me know this!

[@marlyseemma983]

I love it. Give time and space for them to have havens. Have daily, consistent touch points. Communicate "I'm good. You're good. We're good." especially after conflict.

[@amberbergquist596]

I love your content. Fostering is something I never thought of but was kinda thrown in front of me and thinking about taking on this journey. Your full of wealth of knowledge

[@crystalhitchcock3448]

So many great ideas, thank you so much! My heart goes out to these kids.

[@afosteredlife]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@Sara-jr8ro]

I learn so much from your videos. Thanks you for sharing your tips.

[@paavolaprincess]

I have watched your channels since the very very beginning and your gentle wisdom never ceases ❤️

[@afosteredlife]

You have been with me a long time! Thank you for all of your encouragement over the years!

[@paavolaprincess]

@@afosteredlife I still think about foster care often and hope it’s in God’s plan for us someday, I guess I’m still just in the season of encouraging foster parents! 😆

[@ruthbaram4276]

Great video as usual Christy. This is good advice also for my biological teenager 😊

[@afosteredlife]

Thank you Ruth! I’d love to catch up with you!!!

[@dheezy3]

this is so true! thank you for sharing

[@afosteredlife]

You are so welcome!

[@HaileysHealth]

Thank you for making this video! I have a dream of fostering teenagers!

[@amandazacharias4790]

Love this. Thank you

[@afosteredlife]

You are so welcome!

[@lindaaitken6111]

You should probably turn the phone off when filming, it’s distracting