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When should you not adopt your foster child?
There are times when you might not want to adopt your foster child. I didn’t understand this concept at first – after all, if you have a child that will be with you until they ‘age out’ of the system,...
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Adoptive parents as foster parents
In most states, you are considered a foster parent during the period between placement and finalization. You have all the rights and responsibilities that accompany your foster parent license, but...
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Anti foster care and adoption blogger
While doing some research, I stumbled across a blog that is very anti-adoption and I’m not reading things into this. The author very obviously states it. The title of it was a big clue to begin...
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Saying Good-bye to Siblings
We are preparing for tears to be shed on Saturday. Some tears of joy, but many tears of sadness. Hannah has to deal with issues that many siblings of foster children deal with; Saying good-bye. For...
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Foster to Adopt or Adopt
Many times parents wonder if they should do foster care to adoption or “straight” adoption. There is a great difference between the two and it is a decision only you can make. What are the...
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Catch and Release
Someone told me the other day I am not a “catch and release” foster parent. Those of you, such as myself, who are unfamiliar with fishing terms, may be confused with the terminology. It basically...
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Linking Fostering and Adoption
It is difficult for many parents to think about fostering a child and then letting them go. The parents struggle with the situations that the child is returning to and often have formed a bond to each...
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