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Changes in California Foster System

I’m a foster mom. I’ve been a foster mom for almost three years. While the system is by no means perfect, it does its best to provide a semblance of home for the thousands of children who are in the system. The foster system gives these children parents and a home. The children have a bed to call their own and a place. Children need a place. All the transitions involved with entering the foster system are so disruptive to children that anything we can do to be a calming and restorative influence is good. Permanency is the goal in … Continue reading →

Books for Kids About Foster Care

There are many good children’s books about adoption, but still a dearth of books about foster care. It is a painful subject to write about, but it is also hard when a foster child thinks he or she is the only one going through it, and also when other children don’t understand. The following books can be used by foster parents, social workers and therapists to help children understand some of the reasons they might be in foster care, the roles of the adults including biological family, foster parents, social worker, therapist and judge; and who makes the decisions about … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Heart Knows Something Different

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The Heart Knows Something Different is an anthology of writings by teenagers in foster care. These articles were originally published in a bimonthly magazine called Foster Care Youth United. They are an excellent resource for people adopting older children, since they may give a feel for the kinds of situations and feelings many older children experience prior to the adoption. Their stories are also of import to all citizens concerned about the next generation in our country. Many of these youth, though not all, are from New York City. Some of them were with foster families, although many were in … Continue reading →