By: John C Allen | 2011-09-10 | Parenting When Katelyn first came to QCH, she needed help. After struggling to fit in she decided to switch to Applewood Academy. Now she’s getting ready for college. read more
By: John C Allen | 2011-09-09 | Parenting As a kid, Katelyn didn’t think anything was different about her family; her friends, and the authorities, did. After years in and out of care she came to QCH two years ago, and is now a confident and well-spoken young women ready for college life. read more
By: John C Allen | 2011-09-21 | Parenting As our current Parent Therapists already know, it takes more than standard qualifications to be a good fit for the work you do. So what does Quinte Childen’s Homes look for in a foster parent? read more
By: Carlo kruzian | 2012-02-03 | Parenting It can be hard to fit into a mold. Foster children are different than children who have not been abused, neglected, and moved from home to home. Because your foster children have had different experiences, they may see the world differently than other people. These differences shouldn't feel threatening to you. Instead of trying to get your foster children to fit in, try to see their gifts, how th read more
By: lizzie milan | 2012-03-05 | Childhood education Spirituality Defined The meaning of spirit or spiritual growth, as advocated, differs from the religious definitions. It also differs from principles and ethical development. It does, however, relate to thoughtful thinking, particularly as such thinking focuses on ultimate questions about life. read more
By: John C Allen | 2011-09-09 | Parenting The development of our children is more important now than ever. Foster parents help kids that would otherwise fall through the cracks. read more
By: Jeff Reed | 2010-03-30 | Parenting As the old saying goes, there is always 2 sides to every story. When it comes to child support you very rarely hear anything about the men (and women) who are paying the child support. Just like there are dead-beat parents paying child support, there are dead-beat parents receiving child support. There are no laws regulating what must be done with the money once it is received. read more
By: Jeff Waplak | 2011-06-21 | Parenting Foster parenting basically involves improving a child’s physical, psychological and social life in a family setting that is in a foster home until a permanent placement plan is implemented. read more
By: Robin Newman | 2010-05-19 | Self Improvement There are 100 facts you should know:
1. People usually spend much time in other people’s lives in order to avoiding dealing with their own.
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By: Cindy Jett, LICSW | 2010-11-20 | Arts & Entertainment There can be many reasons that a child displays a lack of motivation. He may be afraid of failure, he may not enjoy the task at hand or feel it is irrelevant, his negative thinking may be an obstacle, or he may be overwhelmed by the process of setting goals. This article discusses strategies that address these various issues, and help you to motivate your child to pursue his passions and goals. read more
By: Nedalee Ruiz | 2011-04-21 | Parenting Parenting seems to get harder, not easier. Today’s parents are grandparents raising their grandchildren, Teens parenting babies, Foster parents trying to give back to the community by raising some one else’s child and dozens of other scenarios. No one has prepared us for the challenges of raising children in such a quickly evolving society. From texting to sexting to kids who can’t or wont p read more
By: John C Allen | 2011-09-28 | Mental health Childhood is most sensitive period of life. The emotions and attitudes developed during childhood become part of person’s behavior for life. Many children are not lucky enough to get love of their parents in their childhood due to natural or forced reasons. read more
By: Graham Summers | 2010-04-02 | Stock Market Yesterday I outlined how the mainstream financial media is completely overlooking the similarities between this latest rally and the one leading into the summer of 2008. Today, I am beginning a three part series explaining why I expect this fall (3Q09) to be as bad, if not worse, than last year's in real terms, why Obama's stimulus plan is too small to accomplish anything, why the US is entering a Depression, possibly a Great Depression, and what is the most likely outcome for the US in financial terms going forward. read more
By: John C Allen | 2011-11-28 | Disease & Illness Now days it has been witnessed that many parents due to some ongoing turbulent situation in their life find it very difficult to provide their wards a proper and healthy environment. read more