Are you ready to start a foster care home? This is a question you might be asking yourself right now. The fact is that having a foster child can come with its own set of surprises. You may run into issues you had not anticipated. It might be surprisingly difficult or it might be surprisingly easy. Or it may be as difficult as you anticipated, only the difficulties might lie in a completely different direction.
Making the Foster Child Physically Comfortable
Some people might be worried about making the child physically comfortable. For example, will the foster child:
- Like his/her room?
- Feel comfortable with the things provided for them?
- Like the furniture in their room or the games that you’ve bought them?
- Like the clothes that you picked out before you got there?
Helping the Foster Child Adjust Emotionally
Other people might be worried about the child’s emotional adjustment. Will the foster child:
- Communicate freely with you?
- Open up to you and your spouse?
- Get along with everyone?
- Have to adjust?
- Make friends at school and adjust to the new curriculum?
The fact is that any or all of these could turn into issues at some point or the other. And there might be other things which you have not yet considered.
Facing Any Issues/Challenges Together
Raising a child brings new challenges everyday. But as long as you and your spouse are committed to giving the child a good home, all these challenges can be faced. Additionally, as long as you keep making an effort to communicate with your foster child, you’ll know what’s going on in their minds. You’ll know what they like and what they don’t like. You’ll know what’s bothering them and the two of you can figure out a way to resolve these problems together.
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