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Summary: Useless
Review: A poorly wrtten, superficial overview of the complexities of the foster care system. Don't waste your money; there are better resources for a whole lot less money!
Rating:
Summary: Useless
Review: A poorly wrtten, superficial overview of the complexities of the foster care system. Don't waste your money; there are better resources for a whole lot less money!
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Summary: My thoughts after reading this book.
Review: 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.
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Summary: Utterly unhelpful.
Review: This book was utterly unhelpful in so many ways! The author assumes that foster parents have bio children, so she says things like, "For the majority of foster children, you should raise the child just as you did your own," and "If your foster child is having tantrums and the child is quite young, use the same approach you did with your own child." Well, since I don't have any children, that doesn't really help me! Other sections just don't give any suggestions at all. In a section titled, "What to do in the first few hours," she writes, "Certain questions will immediately make the child feel better, and others might cause discomfort. Try to avoid the uncomfortable questions." (No, really? I don't want to make the child uncomfortable?) But she makes NO suggestions about what are good things to discuss and what you should avoid. I mean, some things are obvoius, but a little more guidance would be nice. There are sections about illness and injury, most of which are so common sense that even I -- childless though I am -- didn't need a book to tell me. (Besides, there are many other better books out there dealing with that kind of thing.) And if you already have children (as she seems to assume), then why would you need such obvious instruction? The author is a pediatrician, and this is where she claims to have gained her knowledge about foster children. There is no indication that she has ever been a foster parent or even considered being a foster parent. So how can she claim to know how to parent a foster child? In all, I was not the least bit pleased with this book. There were a handful of good comments and ideas in it, but I don't think it's anything I won't get in my training.
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Summary: Utterly unhelpful.
Review: This book was utterly unhelpful in so many ways! The author assumes that foster parents have bio children, so she says things like, "For the majority of foster children, you should raise the child just as you did your own," and "If your foster child is having tantrums and the child is quite young, use the same approach you did with your own child." Well, since I don't have any children, that doesn't really help me! Other sections just don't give any suggestions at all. In a section titled, "What to do in the first few hours," she writes, "Certain questions will immediately make the child feel better, and others might cause discomfort. Try to avoid the uncomfortable questions." (No, really? I don't want to make the child uncomfortable?) But she makes NO suggestions about what are good things to discuss and what you should avoid. I mean, some things are obvoius, but a little more guidance would be nice. There are sections about illness and injury, most of which are so common sense that even I -- childless though I am -- didn't need a book to tell me. (Besides, there are many other better books out there dealing with that kind of thing.) And if you already have children (as she seems to assume), then why would you need such obvious instruction? The author is a pediatrician, and this is where she claims to have gained her knowledge about foster children. There is no indication that she has ever been a foster parent or even considered being a foster parent. So how can she claim to know how to parent a foster child? In all, I was not the least bit pleased with this book. There were a handful of good comments and ideas in it, but I don't think it's anything I won't get in my training.
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Summary: Wonderful words of wisdom--easy to understand
Review: 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.
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Summary: Wonderful words of wisdom--easy to understand
Review: 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.
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