Foster Care

To be a foster parent you must be sure it is a challenge you are ready for. Foster parenting takes time, money and the right personality.

Today more than ever, agencies are placing children with gay and lesbian foster parents. Arranging to be a foster parent can take less time than a formal adoption, and it can give you a chance to...

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...

Being a foster parent is one of the hardest things to do in life. Sometimes it's even harder than raising your own children. It's even worse when you do have your own children, because then your...

Being a foster parent is one of the hardest things to do in life. You care for them just like a parent would, but you are afraid to get attached because they may have to move. That is exactly how...

There are two things you have to consider when you tell a foster child about their biological family. You have to realize this is the only family they have, and they're not going to want to hear...

The preparations for becoming a foster parent are the easiest part of foster parenting. Make sure that before you parent a child, you are prepared for all of the child's needs. You will need to...

Bringing foster children into your home for the first time is always difficult, for both you and the children. There is always the expectation of problems. The children may be wondering if you...

Caring for infant and toddler foster children is both more difficult and easier than caring for older children. Generally, babies and toddlers are more upset at the beginning of foster care when...

One of the most important jobs of a foster parent is to make sure the child gets a proper education. A lot of foster children don't graduate high school because they weren't able to learn while in...

A foster child's first day and first few weeks in school will always be difficult, particularly if they are new to the town and your home. Just like any other child, the idea of school will...

Preteens are not the most difficult foster children to raise, but they are most certainly the most overlooked ones. Preteen foster children are at the most risk. This is simply because how you...

The majority of foster children aren't successes after leaving foster care. For the most part, it's simply because they weren't taught the skills needed to survive on their own. They end up...

Even if you have taught a foster child most of the skills they will need as an adult, you must still prepare them for the moment when they are on their own. Talk with them to make sure they...

If a foster child has been with you for some time, it may be difficult, just like any other parent, to let them out into the world. However, letting go when they age out is the most important part...

Both children and adults can be diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), also known as Attachment Disorder (AD). If your foster child has trouble taking direction and often displays...

Being a foster parent means opening your home for a period of time to children who have been removed from their biological parents for a variety of reasons. Some have been either abused or...

Do you want to help children who are without parents, or have been removed from their parents. Do you have children of your own? Do you want to open up your home and help a child grow and develop...

Visitation between a child and his parents is very important. It allows them to talk about their feelings, try to re-connect and build trust. Visits matter to children because they help ease some...

Foster parents provide a safe, temporary home for children who have been abused and neglected and are unable to stay in their own homes. Public and private agencies recruit foster parents and...