http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/teaching-foster-children-to-be-children-1 Provides information on foster care including adult, respite, and kinship along with resources, struggles that foster parents will face. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:04:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/teaching-foster-children-to-be-children-1/comment-page-1#comment-338 wasuje Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:01:52 +0000 http://foster-care.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/02/20/teaching-foster-children-to-be-children-1#comment-338 Our child is now over 18 and just experiencing girls, in themainstream. It is very exciting and overwhelming for him. We have had many talks about dating, " going out" and being honorable. He does not always read body language or what people say. It is a challenge. Fortunately he wants so much that generally he listens.<br /> On the other hand, the system does nto care about these children or the foster parents. We have had little to no support throughout and have lost two children back to the system. It is horrible for all of us. Our child is now over 18 and just experiencing girls, in themainstream. It is very exciting and overwhelming for him. We have had many talks about dating, ” going out” and being honorable. He does not always read body language or what people say. It is a challenge. Fortunately he wants so much that generally he listens.
On the other hand, the system does nto care about these children or the foster parents. We have had little to no support throughout and have lost two children back to the system. It is horrible for all of us.

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