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Neither sets of carers stayed within those boundaries, and it becomes extremely difficult for the person in care. I care about my foster parents deeply, but no one can replace my parents no matter how awful they were. My experience of being in foster care was amazing in My sister and I were fostered by a loving and caring family.
I was four and she was six at the time. We do have two other brothers who were sent to two different foster carers, but we got to see them every now and then. My sister and I were in care with our family for 25 years, and we regard them as our family and love them very much.
The most valuable thing I learned from my experience is that you should never give up on a child, even if they upset you. They just need the time, love, support and energy to get them on track. I did a lot of stupid things as a youngster but my mum never gave up on me.
This article is more than 5 years old. Sarah Marsh. Read more. Reuse this content. Just the act of entering foster care can cause serious emotional trauma.
In fact, one study found that foster children are more likely to suffer PTSD than combat veterans. Most foster parents are good people, but there aren't enough of them. Most foster parents aren't like the ones you see on TV news in unfortunate ways. They try hard and do the best they can to help the children who come to them. There just aren't enough good foster homes. When foster care is at its best, each child is matched with a family who best meets his or her specific needs and interests.
Stays are really temporary -- a month or so, as intensive services are provided to parents or kinship care is found. In today's systems, most often kids go to the foster home that has an empty bed. Some children end up in group homes, shelters or other congregate care facilities. That's worse. Foster kids are good kids in a bad situation. Foster kids are just kids -- like your kids. But they've experienced more difficult situations and hard times than most adults ever will.
Some develop emotional and behavioral problems and challenging behaviors. Most have tough outer shells to protect themselves from more hurt and rejection. They desperately need committed adults to make a difference in their lives. They want someone to cheer for them at their football games, go to ballet recitals, help with homework. Adopting from foster care is not as hard as you would think. Heard about how expensive adoptions are?
Well, not from foster care.
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