The Storytime Clinic
Welcome to The Storytime Clinic, where children’s books and health collide! In this weekly podcast, pediatrician Dr. Mfon Umoren discusses books that explore the experiences of children living with health challenges.
The Storytime Clinic
Ep. 28: Foster Care and "Kinda Like Brothers'
11 year old Jarrett is used to having babies coming in and out of his house - his mom is a foster mother. But this time around, the baby comes with a twelve year old brother Kevon - who is older, taller and everything-er than Jarrett. And he's gonna be sharing Jarrett's ROOM?! How is it even fair?!
'Kinda Like Brothers' is a middle grade book by Coe Booth that gives readers a glimpse into the world of children who enter the foster care system when their parents are unable to care for them
Listen to this episode to hear about
- the origins of the foster care system
- who goes into foster care and why?
- How might foster care impact a child?
- How to support children in foster care