We met parent mentor A last week and now we have another one of our FASD parent community members to introduce! Meet our Tuesday, Thursday and Friday daytime parent community member. The photo of the moose above will make sense from her bio! 🙂 I’m an adoptive parent and foster parent to children, teens andContinue reading “Meet Another Parent Mentor”
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Support For Our Indigenous Community
Here at Parents Helping Parents Ontario FASD we have listened with horror as the situation continues to unfold with respect to unmarked graves of Indigenous children and youth. We stand in solidarity with the Indigenous community and seek to listen and learn how we can support them through this harrowing time.
Lived Experience Of One Of Our Parents
When I first set out to adopt, I didn’t know too much about FASD. If I’m honest what I did know was rooted in a lot of things that today I know aren’t necessarily true. Back then so many of the struggles associated with FASD were seen as inevitable, whereas now while we know thereContinue reading “Lived Experience Of One Of Our Parents”
A Poem Written By A Youth With FASD
Here at Parents Helping Parents Ontario FASD, we understand that while FASD impacts many ares of life, that doesn’t mean those living with FASD don’t also have strengths, hopes and dreams. Today we feel honoured to share with you a poem written by a youth with FASD, a poignant reminder of the contribution people navigatingContinue reading “A Poem Written By A Youth With FASD”
Meet Parent Mentor A
Did you know we have 11 parent mentors and 2 co-ordinators who support the Parent 2 Parent Ontario FASD project? Each has lived experience as a parent or caregiver to a person with FASD. These mentors cover the phone line Monday through Sunday from 10 am to 10 pm and understand the situations families likeContinue reading “Meet Parent Mentor A”