How do bio kids respond to fostering? (Part 2 of Can you just sit with me in this mess?)

09/28/21 • 16 min

Longtime foster parent and foster parent trainer, Kaleo George, discusses how each of her 3 kids are impacted by their family's foster care journey.

Longtime foster parent and foster parent trainer, Kaleo George, discusses how each of her 3 kids are impacted by their family's foster care journey.

Previous Episode

Can You Just Sit with Me in This Mess?

Longtime foster parent and foster parent trainer, Kaleo George, opens up about the messiness of foster care.

In opening up about her personal experiences as a foster mom, Kaleo also paints a picture of how to navigate foster parenting in a way that honors both the complexities and families involved — and the beauty that arises when you show up to stand alongside someone in the messiness of life.

Topics covered include:

Placement disruptions
Attachment difficulties
Grief after placements end
Savior complex
Tensions inherent to the foster care system
Relationships with bio parents

We loved our time with Kaleo (she had so many mic drop moments we lost track) and hope you do too!

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Next Episode

The Extra-Intense Life of a Gay Kid in Foster Care

Diamond describes how growing up gay in the foster care system made his life extra-intense.

As a teenager, Diamond was faced with an important decision when he learned a family of two moms was interested in adopting him.

Since this recording, Diamond has closed Hope for Colorado.

Fact Check: Currently there are more than 400,000 kids in foster care in the United States. Every year, 23,000 kids age out without any family to call home.

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