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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I learned that it's not as common for children under age 5 and babies to need foster care because their extended family members are more likely to take them in. And the older kids, sadly there's often a reason their grandparents, aunts and uncles won't take them. Their trauma manifests in serious behavioral problems. The problems are disruptive and often involve violence and/or abuse towards other children in the home. It is not possible to just love them and hope for the best.

If you're lucky, Your own young bio children will be exposed to undesirable behaviors, language, habits, etc (and that's if you foster a relatively well behaved child). 
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We had the opposite experience with my foster sibs (two eventually adopted). People were happy to take the older kids in the family because they were in school full time and could help around the house. The teen sisters of my first foster brother and the 9 year old brother of the two my dad adopted were all placed with bio family quickly. The babies and preschooler though... No one in the bio families wanted to change diapers or deal with daycare.[/quote]

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