Would you foster a child

My sister takes in a lot of Foster Children and has even adopted three of them. There are good ones and bad ones. But that is good with any kids.

My sister has taken in a lot of Foster Children, There are good ones and bad ones. But that is true with all kids. There are also good Foster Parents and bad ones. If you go into it for the money then you will not be a good one. If you go into it with the idea that you want to help some child and are willing to give the time for them then you will be a good parent. My sister says the hardest part is dealing with the parent visitations. It is often that the parent sugars up the children and then you have to put up with the aftermath. A lot of the children have emotional problems that you have to deal with but often that is a minor issue.

I decided 2 years ago that this was something that I wanted to do. Before I fully commited and actually had children placed in my home, however, I contacted the Children's Aid Society of the city in which I live and signed-up for/took every possible course I could to prepare myself. I am still going to seminars and taking parenting classes, and when I'm done school in 6 months, I think I'll be ready. I have taken-in children for weekend stays already-I also work with the local women's shelter and unfortunately, sometimes there are not enough beds, so to prevent the chance that a husband will show-up at the place his wife is staying and take the kids, they are placed temporarily elsewhere-but a weekend certainly isn't the same as a few months or longer. I really am not in it for the money but for the children-there are so many who are bounced around from place-to-place, never making a real connection with anyone. I'd like to be the one to change that, even if only for a few deserving kids.

I was a foster child for 3 yrs. moved around alot but in the end found a good home with whom I still contact frequently, wish you good will in your venture, just remember if you do it be patient., some of these children have alot of problems.

What a great topic. I am going to give you a + rating! ;) I have definitely thought about it. However with our financial situation, we can't even afford a Thanksgiving dinner. But I wish we could foster a child. It would be a nice experience. We'd want to have another baby in our house. :)