 | Adopting foster children can be one of life's most rewarding experiences for both you and the child. |
Foster homes provide at-risk children a temporary, safe place to live until they can be reunited with their families or, in some cases, placed permanently with adoptive families. Some children stay in foster care for days or weeks; some stay for years. |
Let's face it, everyone has a preconceived notion of what kind of person a foster parent is and how a foster family behaves. What's truly sad is that some of these notions are true, and people are still afraid to consider Fostering as an option for their family. By Mary P Ivy |
There are differences between foster parenting and adoption, some insignificant and some major. By Diane Fitzpatrick |
 | Foster adoption sometimes occurs when a foster family decides to adopt a child who has been living with them as a foster child. But whether you are familiar with the child or considering adopting a foster child from another home, adoptive parents need to understand the distinctive needs of a child who has been in the foster care system. By Diane Fitzpatrick |
More than half of the children in foster care have some type of mental health disorder, according to the Child Welfare League of America. This means it is important to understand some basic mental health treatment for these foster children. By Diane Fitzpatrick |
Regular visits between a foster child and his birth parents help to shorten the time of foster care and reunite children and parents more smoothly. By the same token, denying contact between a foster child and his birth parents has a negative impact on the child. By Diane Fitzpatrick |
 | With the majority of foster kids being eventually returned to their birth families, foster children who are up for adoption are special cases with unique needs. By Diane Fitzpatrick |
