A friend of mine once asked me if she would have to do foster care first before adopting from foster care. She did not want to give up her career to foster a child, however, she felt that to adopt a child privately or otherwise would be a financial burden on her and her husband.
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Constance Mckenzie
An Introduction to Foster Care Adoption
7/10/2009
Foster care adoption involves the adoption of a child who is living in the foster care system.
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Constance Mckenzie
Foster Care and Foster Parenting
7/10/2009
Foster parenting can be a rewarding experience for both the foster parents and the child placed with them. Qualifications and pre-service training.
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Joe Webb
Fostering children long term
3/18/2010
Children who need long term fostering are likely to be older children (not usually younger than 7 years old). These older children may benefit from keeping in regular contact with their brothers, sisters, parents and wider family.
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Joe Webb
Fostering teenagers in the UK
4/2/2010
Teenage children are self interested, they are absorbed in their own development and finding ways of meeting their immediate needs. Teenagers have to contend with the feelings and consequences of their changing bodies and their ever changing relationships.
