Best Gift For Foster Kids This Holiday Season

There is one gift for foster kids that’s critical this holiday season, but it won’t fit underneath the tree. Now, if you’re thinking the cliché expression,” The Gift of Love,” then keeping reading. Unconditional love shown to foster kids who experienced abuse and neglect is very important, however teaching foster kids to love themselves and have hope for a better tomorrow is the best gift that any person can give to a foster kid for the holidays.

Every year, about 400,000 kids spend time in the U.S. foster care system. As the holiday season approaches, feelings of low-self esteem and low self-worth plague foster kids around the country as they prepare to be without their families! Have a positive impact on foster kids by teaching them to think and say positive things about themselves, their families, and about their future. Click HERE for some amazing resources to give foster kids this holiday season that will teach them to love themselves, have more confidence, and be more hopeful. Self-Love, is indeed, the gift that will keep giving for the rest of their lives!

These Resources make great gifts for anyone who has experienced the foster care system.

Comments

Foster Kids To Trump: Families Belong Together!

Last week, I connected with a young man in foster care. I casually asked him about his weekend plans and he told me that he planned on attending the, “Families Belong Together” march in Phoenix, AZ with his peers who are also in foster care. I was pleasantly surprised at his response. To be honest, I was unaware that the march was taking place and I didn’t really know what it was about. Families Belong Together was a national march that recently took place in cities across the country on June 30th that aimed to protest the separation of immigrant children from their families at the US-Mexico border. I was impressed with his interest in protesting the separation of immigrant families because he expressed that he could relate to the impact of being a child taken away from his biological family. He spoke very passionately about his disagreement with the current presidential administration’s Zero Tolerance Policy on immigration and the negative effects that could potentially harm ...

Foster Youth Leadership: Lessons Learned From Peaches & Social Media

In today’s society, it seems as if everyone wants to be an overnight celebrity. With recent trends of, “going viral,” in Social Media, the average Joe (and Jane) can become famous and well-paid at the click of a mouse. Are values like, hard work, practice, and discipline becoming obsolete in an age where people can gain access to their15 minutes of fame with a few million views and followers? One of the leadership topics that I enjoy discussing with foster youth is discovering their passion. I encourage them to find out what they are good at, and to start developing those skills as early as possible. Whether its sports, science, writing, or any other interests, the main objective is to first identify their skills and then work hard to master them so that they can become the best in their craft. The recent situation with Arizona peach crops has highlighted the need for young people to get back to the basics of going through the process of leadership development. This process i...

Only A Mountain

Search This Blog