Great Feedback!
I thank you for brining up this issue as I, too, have two children at home 6 & 9 and my youngest has expressed concerns about no longer being the "baby." We have also committed to younger children (0-2) in an effort to ease the transition on my girls, and have spent time explaining WHY we will foster, the children's situation and the fact that they, as biological children will always be with us, whereas the foster children will have families working to bring them back home.
I am concerned about Sylvester's feedback as I think that is my worst fear. That the girls will somehow be negatively effected by my desire to foster.
I am most interested in the feedback from those of you who come from the foster care environment as children. I want my girls to be proud - I DON'T want to put them at risk for emotional trauma. People always say communication is the answer. Even though you are proud of your family - it sounds as though the overall experience isn't necessarily rewarding or fufilling for the children living in the home. What to do?
I will eagerly check this posting as I am eager for insight regarding balancing being a biological mom and reaching out to help the foster community. I don't want to sacrifice my own girls confidence or emotional adjustment.
Additional comments/thoughts/suggestions are appreciated.
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