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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are a foster mom, besides taking care of the kids, what would you teach them so that they are better equipped when they leave you?[/quote]

God bless you foster Mom.

I like the grit and resiliance prior posted mentioned.

Work is honorable.  All classes of work are honorable, i.e. the guy picking up the trash is supporting his family.

Be generous about helping others,i.e. shovel the snow of the senior citizen lady on the street.

A lot of life is about not giving up. Set your goals and work towards them.

Get an etiquette book in the library.  The importance of looking people in the eyes when meeting new people.  Hand shake skills when meeting new people.
Good posture for girls and boys.  Boys opening doors for women.  These skills go along way in getting jobs.  Appropriate way to dress for
entry level jobs, i.e girls should not wear hootchie skirts when applying for entry level jobs.  You would be amazed at what I see with
entry level job applicants.  Boys should wear khaki pants and collard shirt when applying for minimum wage jobs.  Girls should wear pants and
blouse when applying for minimum wage jobs.

We live in a very image centric immediate gratification society.  To get the job/career he/she wants generally takes time and effort.

Reinforce positive self worth.  Reinforce hanging out with the right friends.

Does kid want to go to college?  Have someone  (at school or at religious organization) review kids essays before submitting college applications.  Generally foster kids
college applications are looked at very closely and tend not to be rejected.

Does kid want to go in the military?

Does kid want to work a trade?

We had a young lady work as a caregiver for my Mom.  She was not a foster kid but she truly had a lot on her shoulders.  She was 20 and about 100 pounds.
She was very small and petite.  Her Mom was in prison and getting out of long term prison and her Dad was getting ready to go to long term prison.
For such a young person she had way too much thrust on her.  Anyways, she was in the Army National Guard and you could tell she really got a lot
out of it.  She spent one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer on her Army National Guard duties. She had a lot of confidence and carried 
herself well.  For any kid that does not have a big support network it is worth considering the Army National Guard.

Also, if kid has any interest in medical field looking at the military is not a bad way to go.  Military pays for college and RN training etc and kid
has several years of service afterwards.

Again, God Bless you poster and thank you for your question and being a foster Mom.

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