If you are considering getting into foster care and becoming a foster parent, then you have some choices that you need to make. One such choice is the decision of whether you will foster or foster to adopt. This is a big choice and one that you must make once you have all the information you need. Here is some great information about fostering vs. fostering to adopt.
Foster Parents
The decision to be a foster parent is much more temporary than the decision to adopt a child. However, it is incredibly important, and you are doing a great work. There are so many children out there that need a home, and you can take them into your home and give them the love and support that they need while they are there. After this period of time, they may then be reunited with their family, or put into the care of another foster parent.
It is important to try and prepare yourself for when your foster child leaves your home because this is something that will mostly likely happen eventually, and it can be emotionally difficult on the child and all family members who have been involved in their life.
Foster To Adoptive Parents
When you choose to go the route of foster to adopt, you are going to have a much different experience. If you have said that you would like to adopt within the foster care system, you will be given placements whose goal is adoption. These children are often unable to return to their parents for a variety of reasons, and no extended family wishes to become their primary caregiver.
In this type of situation, you will be able to bring the child into your home, knowing that there is a good possibility that you will be able to adopt them down the road and have them in your life forever. This is great for giving any members of the foster child’s family peace of mind in knowing that the child is in a permanent home, and it also changes the trajectory of that child’s life for the better.
To learn more about fostering, fostering to adopt, or anything else you may want to know about the foster care system, visit us today at TFI Family Services.