Supporting Normalcy

  

This course explores how providing children in care a normal childhood relates to:

  • supporting normalcy

  • reasonable and prudent parenting standards

  • making decisions about and advocating for their participation in activities

(2 hours, $10.00 per person)
Children in care should have as close to a normal life as possible, and be able to engage in the same positive youth activities as children who are not in care. The reasonable and prudent parenting standards were developed by each state so parents would have the necessary guidelines to encourage normalcy. This course explores how to provide normalcy for youth in care using the prudent parenting standards.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • describe "normalcy" and "reasonable and prudent parenting standards"
  • list three benefits of youth activities
  • list seven questions to ask yourself when making prudent parenting decisions
  • understand how to advocate for children's participation in an activity
  • understand that each state has its own reasonable and prudent parenting standards
  • know how the Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Foster Parent's Bill of Rights promote normalcy