Foster Care Home

Do children in foster care still face the challenges as children in homeless

shelters? Do they still face social isolation even when they are placed with loving families? No

matter the living environments, they will always know that their parents were unable to be give

them care. When people think about foster care homes, they think of the kids being placed with

the perfect family and the start of a new life. Whether emotional, physical, or cognitive, a

majority, if not all of the kids taken from their parents will develop psychological issues in at least

one of these areas. People sometimes wonder why foster kids still feel a sense of

insecurity, or negligence. To be honest, it does not matter if the child is placed in his or
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child placement. We must not be biased. The Lord has commanded us to, “deliver the poor and

needy.”

To move more thoroughly within the subject, age has a lot to do with the different types of

similar emotional barriers foster and homeless children face. In many cases, it starts before

birth. A parent to be may already be in a situation where they are unable to take care of their

child. Maybe even putting the baby in danger during pregnancy. Such as intoxicating

themselves, or irresponsible use of narcotics and over the counter drugs. Even as early as the

toddler years, they will begin to develop behavioral and emotional issues. Numerous foster

homes struggle with the toddler ages. This is the age where they may not be able to use the

same resources to help them as elder children in the homeless and foster care units have

access to. They certainly do not have the verbal skills and thought process to be guided through

by counseling. They will show insecurity through portraying many emotions. The most
This could cause a small tolerate issue to turn into something that has major

effect if not assessed. As discovered in a research conducted by Beth Troutman, Susan Ryan,

and Michelle Cardi, There is a 7% death rate for kids who aren't given the proper medical

attention.

Now onto the behavioral issues of foster and homeless shelter kids. Regardless of pure

intentions, whether you are a parent or a teacher, kids will all at some point develop behavioral

set backs. The longer a child remains in homeless shelter, the more behavioral issue come

about. It is the same for a child in the foster care system. The more time spent going from home

to home, lifestyle to lifestyle, the more the child will have issues regarding their attitude towards

the changes. This could range from issues of disobedience, all the way to attachment issues.

Being homeless and fostered stirs up all the same causes and effects of them. Maybe in a foster

home, a child creates a bond with a family member that is inseparable. Then one day because

of any given reason, they get placed somewhere else based on their needs. They may change

their behavior toward the new set of parents. Based on their feelings of being taken away