24/7 at Home: Strategies to Manage Co-Parenting and Day-to-Day Life

By Anne Peters, LMFT We love our families, our partners, and our children. Let’s just put that out there. However, we are not used to spending 24 hours a day...

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Compassion in Crisis: LSI on the Frontlines

COVID-19 has turned our lives upside-down. But nothing will stand in the way of our mission of hope and healing. As part of our Compassion in Crisis Campaign, we’re sharing...

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5 Tips to Be Productive When Working from Home

By Anne Peters, LMFT Working from home brings its own set of advantages, but also so many challenges. For most of us, home is a place that is separated from...

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10 Self-Care Strategies

By Anne Peters, LMFT Greetings! I hope you have all found time to care for yourself this week. Boy, do we need it. The news continues to provide us with...

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How to Combat Loneliness During Social Distancing

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hello again! I hope you are all healthy and doing OK, taking it one moment at a time. “Social distancing” is a term we have become...

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Meet the Blogger

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hello! We are so excited to welcome you to LSI’s first blog post. We sat down (virtually) a few weeks ago and brainstormed ways we can...

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Important Iowa Foster Parent Information Regarding COVID-19

At LSI, our top priority is ensuring high quality care for the children and families we are privileged to serve. LSI Foster Care and Adoption leaders have had recent detailed...

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Children in foster care don’t fit one demographic

Children have been referred into foster care more than 600 times this year in western Iowa alone. They enter foster care through no fault of their own, and there is...

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The goal of foster care isn’t adoption

November is National Adoption Month. At LSI Foster Care and Adoption, we’re busy celebrating and thanking the many families who are providing kids with loving forever homes. This month, we’re...

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Birth parents need support too

Children are placed in foster care through no fault of their own. Most children enter foster care when their birth parents are not able to care for them appropriately, which...

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