What are the challenges of foster parenting?

  • Knowing that being a foster parent is temporary and that saying good-bye is not always easy

  • Working with birth parents toward returning the child home

  • Helping recruit other families willing to foster children

  • Knowing that your life and your family's life might need to be rearranged to accommodate the needs of the foster child

  • Realizing that being a foster parent is a big step for you and your family

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1. What is foster parenting?
2. Who can be a foster parent?
3. How do I become a foster parent?
4. What are the rewards of foster parenting?
5. What are the challenges of foster parenting?
6. What is the approval process to become a foster parent?