
- 240 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
A Guidebook for Raising Foster Children
About this book
Foster parents need wisdom to guide foster children to enable them to have a meaningful experience. This book, written by a pediatrician, with the help of foster parents, provides guidance and suggestions to maximize the experience for foster families and assist them in the process. With the help of many foster parents, this book contains practical suggestions for those who care for foster children. It addresses many of the major and minor problems that may arise. This book contains easily understood discussions of those problems with practical suggestions for resolving them, including when to call in a professional. Although various trends in child welfare are discussed, it is important to note that this book does not aim at criticizing the system, but rather attempts to address the needs of the children going through the system. This book is intended as a resource for anyone involved with the foster care system and particularly families raising foster children.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Introduction to Foster Care
- 2 Welcoming New Foster Children
- 3 Foster Children as Part of a Foster Family
- 4 The Foster Child's Biological Family
- 5 Abuse and Neglect
- 6 Newborns and Infants
- 7 Six- to Twelve-Year Olds
- 8 School
- 9 Adolescents and Teenagers
- 10 Helping Foster Children Learn New Behavior
- 11 Seriously Abnormal Behavior
- 12 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
- 13 Common Health-Related Problems in Foster Children
- 14 When the Child Is Ill or Injured
- 15 The Chronically Ill Foster Child
- 16 Particular Concerns of Foster Parents
- 17 Particular Concerns of Foster Children
- Resources
- Index