Ii am soon going to b a foster parent and i have a 13 yr old girl what ages should i except n why?

Answer 1

Well i would say 10 and under. you have a thirteen yr old that means teen hormones you don't want another teenager in the house. ten and under are much easier to control and still have time to teach good manners and such

Answer 2

If you are becoming a foster parent to help children which I assume you are then age shouldn't matter as much because of your daughters age but because of what you feel you can handle. An infant or toddler is going to require a lot more care than a gradeschooler or even a teenager. If you are a stay at home mom and you have the ability then the younger ones are more accepting because the older ones seem to be more vocal and rebelious. I have been a foster parent for the last five years and it is a wonderful feeling to know you are helping a child however I had to quit taking infants because you can get attached to them a lot quicker and it is harder when they go back to their parents. I have found from my experience getting kids around the same age as mine has worked out great because it gives them all someone to relate to but when the social workers call they might offer you a 2 year old or a 16 year old.

Answer 3

It depends on your level of patients. Younger children may be easier for some to deal with than teens with a lot of problems. Some people want to foster teens. It just depends on what you can handle. I would not allow teen boys as you do have a 13 year old daughter. Other teen girls might be better.

Answer 4

here in the UK they try and match kids into families that 'might' have been their natural kids

they prefer to put kids in their care into families with older kids who can act as role models

i have an 8yo and have been told this because we have been considering possibilities of adoption/fostering. They recommend a gap of at least 2 years between your own children and the oldest child you will be sent

don't fall into the trap of finding someone the same age as your own child as your own child wont necessarily get on with them but more likely feel that her place in the family is under threat from the newcomers

Answer 5

my parents r foster parents. and im 13, when the social worker asks u if u'll take in a child and they tell u the age, tell ur daugter the age and ask her what she thinks of it.

is the child sharing a room with her? if so i'd say any ages in between 10 and 15.

Answer 6

Take 8 to 12 year olds so they can look up to your daughter as a "substitute big sister." If you take kids older than your daughter, she might try following their example and some of these kids are really messed up. You might not want them as role models. As for little kids, everyone wants to foster babies and preschoolers.

Answer 7

any age is fine. But I think you should involve you r daughter in this. She would probably love to be involved. I tell ya though. If yo get a child around her age they might fight, or cause problems togeather. I would foster a younger child.

Answer 8

I would say that it depends on the gender of the child. If you are taking a boy, I would say to make sure he is significantly younger than your daughter. Two unrelated teenagers with hormones raging is not a good mix. You can be much more liberal with the same gender.