http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/benefitting-more-from-removal-or-staying Provides information on foster care including adult, respite, and kinship along with resources, struggles that foster parents will face. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:39:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/benefitting-more-from-removal-or-staying/comment-page-1#comment-651 a6024 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:38:56 +0000 http://foster-care.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/02/06/benefitting-more-from-removal-or-staying#comment-651 I would have to agree with you about there being a just reason for a child being removed from their biological family. I know because I am one of those children. Wow, it sucks not knowing who my biological parents are, or even all of my siblings, i am trying to learn who they are and find them. One thing is though, that at least in the state of Michigan, they try to get the parents to take a parenting class if there is a problem. They try a few times to get the family the help that they need. If that doesnt work, and the family won't comply with the requests to make the family better and safe for the children they take them away. In my case my biological parents were abusive, not just to us kids, but also to eachother. Seriously... it is better to be in foster care (depending) and waiting to be adopted then to be beaten every day. I would have to agree with you about there being a just reason for a child being removed from their biological family. I know because I am one of those children. Wow, it sucks not knowing who my biological parents are, or even all of my siblings, i am trying to learn who they are and find them. One thing is though, that at least in the state of Michigan, they try to get the parents to take a parenting class if there is a problem. They try a few times to get the family the help that they need. If that doesnt work, and the family won’t comply with the requests to make the family better and safe for the children they take them away. In my case my biological parents were abusive, not just to us kids, but also to eachother. Seriously… it is better to be in foster care (depending) and waiting to be adopted then to be beaten every day.

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