{"id":2204,"date":"2020-09-25T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/?p=2204"},"modified":"2024-10-10T16:50:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T22:50:27","slug":"creating-a-place-of-belonging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/creating-a-place-of-belonging\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a place of belonging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"has-arrow-mask-down ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-pad has-arrow-mask wp-block-group has-wider-padding has-sticky-radius has-0-9-background-color has-background has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-down ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-pad has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<header class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7db9d80f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-0-9-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0af18515 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\" wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrowed-back\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/blog\">Back to Blogs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/parent-partner-blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Parent Partner Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-2-font-size\">Creating a place of belonging<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-first-md is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-down has-arrow-mask wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Nicole-and-Robert_0.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Colorado foster family of four pose in front of a creek.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Nicole-and-Robert_0.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Nicole-and-Robert_0-450x258.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-full-width-m has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-704e782a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"\">Many foster and adoptive parents can relate to the experience of getting odd looks or questions when being out in public with children who don\u2019t look like them. In addition to the joys of having four young children through adoption, Nichole&#8217;s less common journey to parenthood has also given her many stories about strangers who assume that she is not the mother of her children. Both Nicole&#8217;s family and her husband\u2019s family consists of many races and ethnicities. Nicole is Black, her husband is White and Hispanic, and they have two White children and two biracial (Black and White) children. To say they get their fair share of stares and rude comments would be a fair assumption.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI know I am not the only one who experiences this, but sometimes I don\u2019t enjoy going out because I can feel the eyes,\u201d said Nicole, who said she has shared these experiences with others including a close friend who has also biracial children. \u201cWhen there is an unconscious bias your mind can\u2019t process what you don\u2019t think is normal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">After trying to start a family for seven years, Nicole and her husband Robert turned to foster care as well as embryo adoption to help grow their family. Since beginning their foster care journey in 2015, they have adopted two children from foster care and are in the process of adopting a third child from foster care. As a family with multiple races and ethnicities, Nicole discusses race with her children frequently but wishes all families would have these discussions noting that when others begin acknowledging that families come in many different shapes and colors, those unconscious biases are removed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWhen my two-year-old daughter, out of the blue, says, \u2018I\u2019m White, mommy is Brown.\u2019&nbsp; I just rolled with it and we went through our family tree of White, Brown and Black people and added \u201cis beautiful\u201d after every distinction,\u201d said Nicole of how she speaks with her young children about race. \u201cMost importantly, I always end with \u2018Is that your family?\u2019 And I am happy and filled with love and joy when she answers, \u2018Yes! My family.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Nicole also points out that when fostering children of a different race and culture it is important to be mindful of not only the culture they come from, but also their family\u2019s identity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cCulture is different for everyone. Not every Black, Hispanic or Asian home is the same. Something you believe is culturally correct for that child might not be depending on the family they come from,\u201d said Nicole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In addition to the children they have adopted from foster care, Nicole and Robert have also fostered several other children who have reunified with their families. Many of those children still keep in touch with their former foster family. While some keep in touch over the phone and Skype, one little boy who came to their home as a 14-month-old continues to visit with them every other weekend even after reunifying with his biological mother.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cHe is turning four now. He was here for two and a half years so staying in touch with our family gives him consistency and is what is best for him. He knows that he has two sleeps, then he is going back to mom,\u201d said Nicole.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Although Nicole describes the children she has cared for as being \u2018on the mild side of trauma,\u2019 she is also frustrated when people from outside her family don\u2019t recognize some of the behaviors that are created by trauma. By recognizing the root of these behaviors, Nicole has learned some valuable tools for helping young children learn to deal with trauma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI will ask him, \u2018Are you calm?\u2019 Then I say, \u2018show me\u2019 and he will close his eyes and take a deep breath. He will go from crocodile tears to a straight face, and now he will apologize for his behavior,\u201d Nicole said. \u201cYou can use lots of things like blowing up balloons or blowing out birthday candles, it just has to be a distraction.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Although Nicole and Robert began their foster care and adoption journey when they lived in Denver, they now live in Johnstown and are fortunate to have several relatives close by who are very supportive. They have also gotten to know other foster and adoptive families in their area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cMy mother and father-in-law and my sister-in-law and her family just live a few houses down, so not only were we becoming foster parents, they have become foster grandparents and foster aunt and uncle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Dealing with unwanted stares and comments from strangers can sometimes be challenging, everyday interactions with strangers can sometimes be uplifting as well. Nicole recounted a time playing outside in the grass with her blond-haired-blue-eyed son, and she looked across the yard to see a White mother who was playing with her Black child.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe exchanged looks and we both just started laughing. 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