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Because most of them want to offer the child a better place, a family, a home.

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Q: Why do families take in foster children?
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What reason would a child be placed in a children's home rather than foster care?

If there are no suitable foster families available or when the child is unruly so they wont fit into a family dynamic. You have to remember that foster families are often normal families with or without biological children at home but with foster children and the ones coming new have to fit in somehow so the family works.


How can you get put into foster care if your parent isn't abusive?

You can request foster care by going to your Children & Families and talking with a social worker.


What has the author Cheryl Owen Gries written?

Cheryl Owen Gries has written: 'Foster home recruitment and retention services to children and families, Douglas County, Oregon' -- subject(s): Services for, Foster children, Problem families, Foster parents, Foster home care, Recruiting


What has the author Carolyn Foster written?

Carolyn Foster has written: 'She Writes' 'The family patterns workbook' -- subject(s): Adult children of dysfunctional families, Problems, exercises, Psychology, Dysfunctional families 'Breaking Free from Your Past (Inner Workbooks)'


Do foster parents feed the children?

I feed mine. As a matter of fact, I also buy them clothes, take them to baseball practice and games, take them on vacation, etc. In my home, I treat foster children the same as my biological children in every way I can.


Foster parent requirements?

You must apply to become a foster parent. Then take a Foster parent study. Next you must get approved to foster kids. After all this you can finally foster a child. wish you the best of luck! ALSO, Here is a good site for more information! http://www.adoptuskids.org/for-families/how-to-foster


Which family structure is the type to take in children on a temporary basis?

foster care


What do child protective services do with the children they take away from their homes?

Those children are placed in temporary foster care.


Why does it take so long for children with unstable parents to get out of foster care?

because their parents dont have enough common sense to get up off their butts and get their children out of the foster care system


Does the money people get for the foster child get spent on the real child instead?

Not every foster family has their own children. And it is impossible to track the money down to the penny but foster families do have to account for spending the money. Yes there is some bad people in the system and some fraud.


Why do couples choose to have more children?

Although large families are rare these days some people simply love children and will have as many children as they feel they can afford and some parents may even adopt or take in foster children. Then a few parents may keep having children because their religious beliefs may not allow them to use birth control.


What has the author Winford Oliphant written?

Winford Oliphant has written: 'AFDC foster care: problems and recommendations' -- subject(s): Aid to families with dependent children programs, Child welfare, Finance, Foster home care