Episode 167: Showing Up for Teens in Foster Care (w/ Serena Rice)

Helping you support the foster care community through awareness, encouragement, and advocacy. Check out the full show notes for this episode: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/167/ I’m grateful for this week’s episode. Children in foster care have so much going on beyond what we can see on the surface. But what is it that can sometimes cause our children to act out, rebel, or “push our buttons”? My guest today was not only a child in foster care for over 7 years, but she also now works with parents to uncover how to better show up for their children, especially their teens. Serena Rice is a Supervised Visitation Specialist, parenting coach, children’s book author, and former foster child. Her experience as a foster child influenced her to start her own coaching practice to help parents build deeper trust and strong connections with their children. In today’s episode, she shares her story of jumping from foster home to foster home, how parents can better communicate with teens in foster care, what her healing journey has looked like, and much more. Whether you care for a teen in foster care or not, you don’t want to miss Serena’s story, perspective, and wisdom. Here's what we talked about in this episode: 00:00 00:52 Intro Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tap the bell icon to get notified when the next episode releases. Connect with TFI Website: Home Facebook: The Forgotten Initiative Instagram: The Forgotten Initiative (@theforgotteninitiative)