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FOSTER CARE
10
Ways to Know If Foster Parenting
is Right For You...
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1.
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Can you love
freely and easily?
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2.
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Are you
secure in yourself and your parenting attitutes?
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3.
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Can you set
clear expectations and be firm, yet understanding, in your disipline?
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4.
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Are you
willing to seek counseling assistance when the "right" answers to a
problem seem just beyond your grasp?
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5.
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Do you view
bedwetting, lying, disobedience, and minor desructiveness as
"unforgivable" or as symptoms of a troubled child?
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6.
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Can you love
the child who, because of an overwhelming fear of rejection, cannot
love you back?
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7.
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Can you
tolerate major failures of glory in small successes?
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8.
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Can you
maintain a positive attitude toward the child's parents even though
many of the problems the child is experiencing relate to their actions?
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9.
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Can you help
the child to develop a sense of belonging in your home even though the
stay is only temporary?
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10.
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Can you love
with all your heart, then let go?
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If you said "YES" OR "I
THINK I CAN" to these questions, then we'd like to talk to you about
possibly opening your home to a child in need.
Contact Linda
Smets-Ullrich, Community Services Coordinator via email or
call 513.242.7613 ext. 331.
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