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Summary: The best source for new foster parents available today
Review: As an experienced foster parent myself, I didn't find much new here. But this book provides the basic, introductory info. I was hungry for as I awaited my first foster child. The author is an experienced foster parent and a competent writer. At only 140 pp., this volume is superficial but covers a lot of ground; the 6 parts are titled: "The Child," "The Team Concept," "Life Suddenly Changes," "Coping With Negative Behaviors," "Working With Birth Families," and "Eighteen and Beyond." I think the book is strongest in helping prospective adoptive and foster parents begin to imagine what they may be getting themselves into. I think the book was weakest in the area of how to provide a therapeutic home environment for the child, and the references to working as part of a team were unrealistic, from my experience.
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Summary: Basic info. for the neophyte
Review: As an experienced foster parent myself, I didn't find much new here. But this book provides the basic, introductory info. I was hungry for as I awaited my first foster child. The author is an experienced foster parent and a competent writer. At only 140 pp., this volume is superficial but covers a lot of ground; the 6 parts are titled: "The Child," "The Team Concept," "Life Suddenly Changes," "Coping With Negative Behaviors," "Working With Birth Families," and "Eighteen and Beyond." I think the book is strongest in helping prospective adoptive and foster parents begin to imagine what they may be getting themselves into. I think the book was weakest in the area of how to provide a therapeutic home environment for the child, and the references to working as part of a team were unrealistic, from my experience.
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Summary: Finally a book that covers the big picture for foster parent
Review: As I began reading this book, I regretted not having it as a resource before and after my first placement of a troubled child. One has so many unanswered questions during this time that DHS, private agencies, or counselors do not address. As I read on, I found answers and support to some issues I was currently faced with, as well. The book's foreword, which is noteworthy, was written by Daniel Hughes, Ph.D., a reactive attachment disorder specialist. He praises Glatz for the numerous factors that must be considered before parents bring a troubled child into their families, and for the critical issues that will arise after a child settles in. I highly recommend this book to all parents considering fostering or adopting, or those already involved with troubled kids.
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Summary: The best source for new foster parents available today
Review: I became a foster parent only two months ago, and when I learned we would be receiving a new child into our home, I went out to find whatever I could in our local bookstores that would be of help. Boy, was I disappointed! Not only was there very little available, but what was there was mostly about adoption, not fostering, and mostly about ordinary fostercare, not treatment foster care. Thanks, Janet Clayton Glatz, for providing this wonderful guide. May Haversham, Austin, TX
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