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The Pros And Cons Of The Foster Care System

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Foster care is a system were a child is put into after the parents gives them up. The child will stay in the system until he or she is adopted. If the child is never adopted they will be released at the age of 20. The children of the foster care system are there because they were voluntarily given up by the parent or taken away if the parent can't fit the role. There are many cons to the foster care system. One con is that when you take in a foster child, that child will only stay with until the biological parents are fit to have them back in the home or until there is an adopter that is ready to adopt the child. The problem is the foster parent might grow to attached or the child will grow to attached to the parent/parents. This can be very heartbreaking to the parent and the child. Another con is it is very expensive to have a foster child, although the government gives the foster parent money for the child it tends not to be enough to support the child's needs. So if your going to become a foster parent make sure you are financially stable. One of greatest cons is your mental strength may be test because most of the time the child will be coming from abusive or neglecting parents, so the child may suffer from physical and emotional issues. Many children will show the problem by acting out physically. Being a foster …show more content…

I truly believe do to the foster system it is saving many children from a future full of mistakes and pain. Some people believe the system is bad because it's taking them away from full contact with there biological parents, but I think this is the right war to go because the reason they are being taken away is because the parents and child relationships is not a healthy relationship in this situation. By taking the child away it is allowing the child for a better future and to get them away from the danger the parent may implement on the

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