Mar 02 2009
Adopting a Foster Child
After fostering a little boy for nearly 18 months my husband and I have signed adoption papers; he is now a permanent part of our family. Adoptive was the biggest reason my husband and I became foster parents, but over the last 4 1/2 years of fostering my philosophy about fostering has changed.
Children enter foster care for many different reasons. Somethings the parents do bad things but for the most part, parents are trying to do the best they can. These parents may not have had the greatest of childhoods themselves and do not know the best way to parent their own children.
Over the last five years I have dealt with several parents that have just needed encouragement and proper direction in their lives. These parents have gotten their children back, and are doing a good job at raising their children.
When you hear the words, foster children, keep an open mind.
