Supporting a child with parent visits in foster care

Visitation is one of the most important parts of being a foster parent. They are often court ordered, so it is a requirement for us to help facilitate.

Parent visits can be hard on kids for a variety of reasons. In this video I walk through some of those situations and some considerations on what may help support the child and what may not help through. I cover:

When a parent is not visiting and their child is missing them
When a parent no shows a visit
When a child doesn't want to attend a parent visit
When there are elevated behaviors after the visit

How do you support visits in your home? Let me know in the comments!

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00:00 Intro
00:33 Visits Not Happening
01:54 Parents Not Showing Up
03:01 Child Resisting Visits
04:30 After Visit Support Needs

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