AGAPE Family Care Group, Inc.

Having a support network as you navigate raising children from hard places is one of the most important things you can do.

You can have a place to share your story, navigate challenges, find resources and share space with other like minded individuals who care about vulnerable children like you do!

Join us on June 14th at 6:00 pm at Lake Wylie Christian Assembly.

Please RSVP for food and childcare preparation.

We look forward to forward to seeing you there!

We have relaunched scParents.org, a statewide parenting website! 🎉

The site helps families find the information, support, and resources to help their children thrive. It offers insight into common parenting topics, an online resource directory, local events and class listings, and parent-to-parent advice.

The goal is to help parents at any step of their parenting journey, from pregnancy to the teenage years and beyond.

Check out the site and follow at SC Parents!

Fundraiser GOAL MET on Kiva!!!

Thank you, and God bless you!

Kiva - Loans that change lives Make a loan to an entrepreneur across the globe for as little as $25. Kiva is the world's first online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs across the globe.

WITH ONLY $3,875 LEFT to fundraise, now’s the time for a final push. I can see myself being successful with this loan to help children and families in crisis, we're so close! This is an all or nothing loan. If you can spare the time, PLEASE SHARE my loan with your network TODAY. With a heart full of gratitude, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!!!

Please visit: www.LinkedIn.com/company/agapefamilycaregroup to watch my the GRATITUDE video I made for you all!!!

I'm crowdfunding a LOAN on Kiva — Help me hit 33% today!

Can you help Jasmine support Jasmine? Kiva is a loan, not a donation. With Kiva you can lend as little as $25 and make a big change in someone's life.

Join our free + virtual learning events! 📅
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- August 3: Create Positive Environments for Social-Emotional Well-being
- September 7: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
- October 5: Share Resources to Meet Basic Needs

Trainings are ideal for case managers, social workers, early child care providers, parents, caregivers and anyone interested in understanding how to encourage development and prevent maltreatment.

scchildren.org/events |

Learning to handle your emotions is a lifelong process. Establishing a strong foundation in childhood promotes a child’s social, emotional and language development. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Children learn by watching and modeling their parent’s behaviors, including how to emotionally self-regulate.

Consistently showing your child their feelings are normal, through words or actions, validates their emotions. When you talk about feelings together, you show them that doing so is safe and acceptable. 🤍

It can be extremely challenging to stay calm when your child is sad, angry or frustrated, but some strategies can help:

✅Step aside to regulate your emotions before speaking or acting
✅Before problem-solving, validate their feelings to make them feel understood
✅Use a feelings/emotion chart to show how to connect their feelings to words
✅Identify what triggered the emotion by calmly asking questions

Find more information about parenting and child development at bit.ly/3EBgQio.

The process to becoming a foster parent does require time and patience, but the instantaneous love you share with a child in a vulnerable situation is immeasurable. 💙

Ask us anything about it! We’ll get the answer if we don’t know 🙃