We were pressured to accept kids we were not qualified to handle. And we do that to people all the time, which is why we don't have enough foster parents.
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When I was growing up, my parents took in foster children. From a young age, I learned that there are a lot of children in need.
I have spent a lot of time with foster children over the years - kids for whom I have not necessarily acted as a foster parent.
Too many children in foster care are falling through cracks. Be a hero, take the time learn about adoption today.
The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents.
Many children in the foster care system are often in the midst of a family challenge.
Children are becoming disobedient... why, because of the lack of rules boundaries and limitations.
Sometimes a child will get lucky and be placed with foster parents who are loving and supportive and who consider that child their own. But for many, that doesn't happen. Kids are moved around from home to home, to group home and institutions, until they are 18, when they are considered adults and the system is finished with them.
Kids need parents who love and support them unconditionally, full stop.
Many foster children have had difficulty making the transition to independent living. Several are homeless, become single parents, commit crimes, or live in poverty. They are also frequent targets of crime.
When I was growing up, I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn't have parents.
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