Nature of Parenthood

Effect of Foster Care on Children Human Development March 30, 2011 Introduction/ Problem Statement Each year 542,000 children nationwide live temporarily with foster parents, while their own parents struggle to overcome an addiction to alcohol, drugs, illness, financial hardship or other difficulties (Mennen, Brensilver, & Trickett, 2010.) The maltreatment they experienced at home, the

Many people across the country may not be familiar with what foster care actually is. Foster care is a full- time substitute care of children outside their own home by people other than their biological or adoptive parents (“Foster” par. 1). These parents may have their children taken away from them for many different reasons. There are also

Foster care can be a horrible experience for a child. Not knowing your parents or not being able to see them again can emotionally mess with their mind. They can be depressed and angry and think that they’re not wanted and that there’s no point in life. This can lead them bouncing from house to house just so they can find somewhere

One reason foster care programs are positive alternatives is the child is removed from a bad environment. Foster care removes children from abusive environments. In other cases, foster care removes children from dirty and unhealthy homes. Sometimes the program removes the children from illegal activities and dangerous situations. There are even cases where the child has been injured or subjected to mental abuse. The foster care program can help them recover from the verbal, mental, and physical abuse if there was any, or some cases just improve their environment that they live in. While this can be traumatic to the child, the trauma they are exposed to in the bad environment can often be far greater. While some people may claim the trauma of foster care is damaging to the child, it is not as bad a some people make it out to

Few people know what foster care means and many ponder at those words. An online article published by “Foster Care” indicated that foster care is a temporary living arrangement for abused and neglected children who are in need of a safe place to live when their guardians cannot take responsibility over them. A child arises into the system when foster care services suspect a child is in danger (“Foster Care”). When a judge approves, the system takes in the child. The main reason of why children end up in foster care services is mainly due to the guardian. Foster children usually have families who deal with issues like alcohol use, illness, drug addiction, or homelessness. Those issues will affect the child negatively if remained in environment. All children in foster care can range anywhere from infants to 18 years

“It’s about my entire life, it’s not just about my childhood. I want to know that I’m going to have someone to walk me down the aisle. That I’m going to have grandparents for my children.” -Mary (a girl in foster care). Adoption and foster care is used as a

If the child becomes available for adoption, foster parents may apply to adopt. The child best interest is the primary consideration when selecting a forever family. Whereas adoption is legal and permanent parental custody of a child along with all rights, responsibilities, and filiation. The adoptive parent take on all responsibilities of raising the child. (Center, 2017)

Foster care differs from adoption in several ways. For example, when individuals choose to become foster parents, they are not legally responsible for the child for which they are caring. Instead, that legal responsibility remains on either the local authority or the birthparents. In addition, foster care is temporary, although it can be permanent in some scenarios. In most cases, though, it is only short term. Adoption of course gives legal responsibility to a new family and is designed to be permanent in nature. However, foster care can be just as advantageous for a child as adoption for various reasons.

Parenting can be defined in many ways and for a lot of reasons. Becoming a mother or father for the first time is about getting the chance to discover their own self through their son

Foster care is a system where the government places a minor in a home with a caregiver in a group home or private care. As to an Adoption is when a adoptive parent(s) are legally granted the rights and responsibilities of the child which removes all those rights from the birth parent of the child. Does foster care affect the psychological health of a child as to a child that is adopted? Though most people might think that Foster care and Adoption are the same they are not, they have the same objective which is to help a child. The difference is that foster care is a temporary act to help a child hopefully reconnect with his/her birth parents and if there are no chances of that possibility then they would consider adoption. It does not mean

Being a mother is not an easy job, it takes a lot of time and dedication. There are a lot of trials and tribulation that goes with it, as Rollin points out in her essay, but there also is a lot of joy. Rollin mentions all the negative aspects but fails to include any positivity, and most mothers would disagree with a majority of Rollin's claims. Her tone and phrases are harsh and can be viewed as disrespectful towards mothers.

Foster care is intended to provide a safe temporary home to a child until he can be reunited safely with his parent(s) or adopted. ?However, being removed from home and placed in foster care is traumatic for a child, and the period of time he may spend in care can be filled with uncertainty and change.?2

To be a parent is a passionate business and it consists of anger as well as love. Parenting is a long-term affair. It is much longer than the majority of relationships in child care settings. Parents provide the continuity through the child’s life. Child care providers and teachers come and go in a child’s life, but parents provide the continuity that is needed.

To be loved, to be praised, to be cherished; three things that every child in the world wishes for. It is a parent's job to grant their children with these needs. However, some children are not as lucky as others and are not blessed with the caring parents that they deserve. Luckily, the foster care system is there to help. The foster care system helps provide safety and care for children whose families are unable to do so.

Children are the future of the world and need to be nurtured and educated in the best conditions. Thus, parenting is one of the most challenging and admirable responsibilities that people can experience. Parenting plays important roles in the development of children’s characteristics. Some people nurture children depending on their own ways. Others get advice from friends or books. Parenting can be divided into three groups: authoritative, permissive, and democratic parenting.