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Common Challenges of Foster Parents by David Grislis | Apr 30, 2022 | Adoption & Foster Care, David Grislis
Being a foster parent may seem similar to raising biological kids. Children under foster care require discipline, love, structure, and guidance like every child. Kids under foster care also have friends and after-school activities. Raising kids in foster care can pose several challenges though. If you are fostering a child, be ready to experience various challenges, as every child is different and comes from a different background. Below are some of the challenges typically faced by foster parents
Managing Behavioral Issues If a foster child is placed in your care, you may have to deal with behavioral issues. Children are supposed to be playful and energetic. They may also get into fights and misbehave with other kids or you as their foster parents. The child may have emotional davidgrislis.org/common-challenges-of-foster-parents/
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and behavioral problems which are different from your biological children. You need to be a good listener and understand what the child is going through and how you can help them, as they may have had bad fostering experiences in the past, or they may feel like they’ve been passed around and nobody wants them.
Picking up Burdens Kids in foster care usually face various problems, including being bullied at school or even being abused by their parents or other family members. In such cases, you need to be a good listener and help them with whatever they need.
Academic Issues Children in foster care can often have academic problems. This is typically due to mental health issues such as depression, or possibly as part of their acting out due to being unhappy with the foster system. It’s important to acknowledge these academic issues and to work with your child to get them the help they need so they stay on top of their school work.
Dealing with Trauma Kids in foster care have often gone through trauma, which can come in the form of both physical and emotional trauma. This makes it necessary for foster parents to be as patient as possible, understanding that their foster child may not want to open up to them, or that they’re not quick to trust people. As a foster parent, you need to let them go at their own pace, and just let them know that you are here if and when they need somebody. That day may not ever come, and that’s okay. What’s important is that you are there regardless.
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