The Importance Of Children In Foster Care

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When children are put into foster care at such a young age, some grow up unaware of who their biological parents are. In this case they would not have any connection problems with their adoptive parents because of their lack of memory of their biological parents. However, could you say the same about a child who knows their birth parents, and has experienced separation from them? Children who know their biological parents and also live with their adoptive parents might have a harder time connecting to their new way of life. A child's first few years of their childhood are the most important years of their lives. Without the proper parenting, love and support a family should give a child, it is hard for a child to grow up with the normal thinking …show more content…
If a family member is being abusive to their child it could be because they need help. If you can give the right help and get the person to be humane once again, the child would be able to go back home and stay with the biological parents. Brenda Morton created a study to bring aware of the serious problems occurring in foster care system alone. In her study she explains the main reason for children being placed in foster care in the first place. She explains the assumption of there no longer being a threat to abuse, neglect, threat, or harm once a child is in foster care is wrong. (Morton 207) In this study she conducted she interviewed eleven foster kids and here is what she found. One child names Andrew was placed in foster care when he was ten years old. By the time he was seventeen, he had been placed in sixty-five different homes. (Morton 211) Of course this rose suspicion so he was questioned on why he had moved so many times. He said he struggled with anger management issues, the inability to connect with his foster parents, and sexual physical abuse that occurred. (Morton 211) Dianna was put into care at age five. Her first home physically abused her, and the second physically and sexually abused her. Finally, she ended up living in a facility to help cope with trauma. (Morton 212) These were just two of the cases in the study revealing abuse …show more content…
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