A Guidebook for Raising Foster Children

By Susan McNair Blatt

Book Overview

Foster parents need wisdom to guide foster children to enable them to have a meaningful experience. This book, written by a pediatrician, with the help of foster parents, provides guidance and suggestions to maximize the experience for foster families and assist them in the process.

With the help of many foster parents, this book contains practical suggestions for those who care for foster children. It addresses many of the major and minor problems that may arise. This book contains easily understood discussions of those problems with practical suggestions for resolving them, including when to call in a professional. Although various trends in child welfare are discussed, it is important to note that this book does not aim at criticizing the system, but rather attempts to address the needs of the children going through the system. This book is intended as a resource for anyone involved with the foster care system and particularly families raising foster children.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313360847
• ISBN13: 9780313360848
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful words of wisdom--easy to understand

Whether one is foster parent or considering becoming one, this wise and humane book will be of great value. The author has lots of experience and shows great common sense. It is a book for the professional and for the foster parent.

My thoughts after reading this book.

I am a nurse and have worked with foster children for more than 25 years. I feel that this book provides an insight into the situation these kids are in. They are really victims, and they need a great deal of support. The book gives a lot of information for all ages of foster children, and all kinds of problems. I would highly recommend this book for every foster parent.