Harlie Cloyd
RILEY SUE CLOYD
When Riley first came to us it was September of 2019, and she was just barely 3 years old. She hardly spoke. She was so scared of nearly...
Harlie Cloyd
- Apr 27
- 1 min
IF MY LOVE WERE ENOUGH: A POEM FOR MY CHILD FROM TRAUMA
If My Love Were Enough A warm embrace wouldn't burn your skin, you'd feel safe in every fiber of your being, vinegar would no longer spew...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Mar 22
- 3 min
FOSTER CARE: WHEN YOU'RE ON THE FENCE
I get questions all the time from people who are on the fence about whether or not they should become a foster family. We hear the sad...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Feb 5
- 2 min
FIRST CAME LOVE, THEN CAME ADOPTION
As most of you know, adoption days No. 1 and No. 2 are right around the corner for our not-so-little family. It's quite literally a race...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Jan 2
- 3 min
HOW TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT MY KIDS
Not too long ago I was informed by a someone on staff at my child's school that there was a group of moms of the children in my child's...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
COURT ANXIETY: FROM A FOSTER PARENT'S PERSPECTIVE
I'm writing this literally from within the trenches of court anxiety. Big Sis and Little Sis have been with us for 16 months tomorrow --...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Dec 29, 2020
- 5 min
PROTECTING YOUR TODDLERS AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE
Protecting children against sexual abuse is something I feel very strongly about, which is why we take steps in our home to teach our...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
HOW YOU CAN #SAVEOURCHILDREN
So you want to #saveourchildren. Here's where you, an average citizen, can start... In addition to talking to your own kids and doing...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Aug 20, 2020
- 3 min
SO YOUR KID HAS SEPARATION ANXIETY
Two of my children have separation anxiety. If you have a kiddo who suffers from the same thing, I have a trick that just might rock your...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Aug 17, 2020
- 4 min
DEAR MAMA, YOU CAN'T DO IT ALL
My heart is heavy, y'all. As a foster mom, I'm bearing the weight of all the decisions that need to be made for my foster daughters, but...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Jul 31, 2020
- 4 min
HOW TO LOVE YOUR FOSTER CHILD'S BIRTH PARENTS
We have been foster parents for nearly a year now. When we were going through our training, there was talk of "bridging," which is the...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
A FOSTER CARE UPDATE
This week I posted on my social media platforms about our two foster daughters' case going before the judge to decide which direction...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
'I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE'
Foster care is hard. You've heard me say that about a million times, but lately it's been really hard. I haven't written anything in over...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Apr 29, 2020
- 3 min
'I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS'
"I didn't ask for this," she told me with a wild look in her eye. "But the Lord is telling me to do it." I have a friend. Her name is...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
FOSTERING HIGHLIGHTS THE WORST PARTS OF ME
When you become a foster parent, you get a lot of compliments about how awesome you are for doing what you're doing. These comments are...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Jan 27, 2020
- 4 min
THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BECOMING A FOSTER PARENT
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep...
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Harlie Cloyd
- Jan 27, 2020
- 3 min
15 WAYS YOU CAN HELP A CHILD IN FOSTER CARE
I have people tell me all the time how much they want to foster someday, but, for whatever reason, opening their home right now is not an...
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