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As a CP worker in my state - our county tries really hard to not move kids from home to home. And when we do move them we better be able to explain ourselves and the reasons why they are to be moved. Many times it is the home has requested the move because the behaviors have gotten to be too much for them to handle. We have some awesome homes and they do put up with way more than the "average bear" would. However, there have been times when I, myself have requested the move of a children because there are issues within the home and it is no longer in the child's best interest to stay there. Usually, it is because the home has become burnt out or their expectations of the child (and their issues) have become unrealistic. Unfortuanately sometimes it is because they have taken on too much adoption, foster care, outside job, home, etc and the foster children are the ones losing out on the stable home environment. Some homes can handle all of these things but some can not.


As an adoptive parent my oldest son was in 5 placements prior to mine - he was almost 7 when placed with me and 2 when placed in foster care. He was abused (physical in one, emotional in the other) in 2 of those homes including the last one that he was in.

My soon to be youngest son has had only 2 homes with one disrupted adoptive placement (lasted 10 days). He is 4 1/2 and was placed at 6 months. He was moved from the first home because of his behavior. He was 1 1/2 years old. As an adoptive parent and social worker I do have a hard time understanding how a 1 1/2 year old can have that bad of behavior to warrant a move to another home. But then again I wasn't there. I can only assume.

just my experience