Respite Care for Adoptive Families

This Saturday I'm going to take a free course to help train me how to be a potential respite care provider for adoptive families who need a little break for caring for their adopted kids. It's a great resource for families here in northern Colorado to help prevent burnout for families who give so much of themselves for their kids. Not only could it help others, I thought it'd be a good way to help prepare me for the possible challenges that could be part of raising an adopted child. It's hard to guess how kids will react. It sounds like some have more serious issues than others. But, what parent couldn't desire a little help and support by being given a chance to recharge. I hope it'll also help me to care for adopted kids in my care at the preschool as well. What's cool is that my boss is letting me count the course as credits towards my required training hours. It'll be quite a chunk of time as the course lasts from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. But, breakfast and lunch is provided. So, I'll let you know how it goes.