What Are The Pros And Cons Of The Foster Care System
You claim that the foster care system is failing and yet you do nothing to try and save it. It’s like watching a person drown but doing nothing to rescue them. You are watching these children suffer, but have not taken any measures to ease their suffering. Instead, all you do is complain. It is fantastic that you have noticed them because they need the attention. However, in your attempt to abolish the system, you don’t realize that many of these children are far better off in the foster care system than they would be without it. Foremost, I think that it is important to explain what the foster care system is and how it runs. Many people believe the misconception that foster homes are meant to be permanent. This is not true. A foster home
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And currently there are nearly 500,000 children are in the system. Now imagine that number multiplied by 383, that’s how many children have been aided since its establishment. As a former foster child, I know firsthand what the system does for those children. I was in the system for only three years, but I experienced so much in those couple of years. I met a lot of amazing people who still influence me, even now at 18. Foster care is a place where many children undergo drastic personality changes. I started off as a bitter, detached demon child that was probably a reincarnation of Satan himself. But I stayed in a foster care where they were so gentle with me and showed me that I was loved. And luckily enough, they adopted …show more content…
And it is this fact that has so many people opposing the system. A census from 2011 shows that a fifth of children in foster care experience some type of abuse be it physical, psychological, or sexual. This number has risen considerably since the census was taken. These children obviously need rescuing and the solution is simple. Unfit people become foster parents because there is a serious shortage of willing parents. Therefore, they have to make do with what they are given. If more people could open their homes and hearts to these children, the number of mistreated kids would drastically decrease. Do you know who can be a foster parent? Based off of the national requirements, anyone over the age 21, in good health, and with proper accommodations can become a foster parent. Now does that sound like anyone you know? (Hint: It’s probably
And currently there are nearly 500,000 children are in the system. Now imagine that number multiplied by 383, that’s how many children have been aided since its establishment. As a former foster child, I know firsthand what the system does for those children. I was in the system for only three years, but I experienced so much in those couple of years. I met a lot of amazing people who still influence me, even now at 18. Foster care is a place where many children undergo drastic personality changes. I started off as a bitter, detached demon child that was probably a reincarnation of Satan himself. But I stayed in a foster care where they were so gentle with me and showed me that I was loved. And luckily enough, they adopted …show more content…
And it is this fact that has so many people opposing the system. A census from 2011 shows that a fifth of children in foster care experience some type of abuse be it physical, psychological, or sexual. This number has risen considerably since the census was taken. These children obviously need rescuing and the solution is simple. Unfit people become foster parents because there is a serious shortage of willing parents. Therefore, they have to make do with what they are given. If more people could open their homes and hearts to these children, the number of mistreated kids would drastically decrease. Do you know who can be a foster parent? Based off of the national requirements, anyone over the age 21, in good health, and with proper accommodations can become a foster parent. Now does that sound like anyone you know? (Hint: It’s probably