Foster children often are frightened and confused by the separation from their parents.
Some are angry. Some are sad. Others think that they are being punished. Even babies can be irritable and fretful at first.
Over time, the sad and mad feelings and behaviors gradually lessen as the child comes to know and trust you, and feel safe with you.
They are not throwaways.
Most children need foster parents because of something done to them, not something they have done. They are not "bad" children. They come from bad situations, not bad families.
- Children who have been physically abused, neglected or sexually abused
- Children with special needs
- Children who have been abandoned
- Children who are medically fragile
- Children born exposed to alcohol and other drugs
- Children of all ages
- Teen mothers and their babies
There are generally more parents interested in babies; there is a huge need for foster care parents to take care of older children.