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WOW! You sound a "little" overwhelmed. I work as a court appointed special advocate for foster children. THe behaviors you describe are pretty typical. Behaviors in children stripped from their homes and families and everything they knew can vary greatly. Foster children generally have self-esteem issues and think the removal and any moves are their fault. A natural reaction would be "let's see how long it takes these people to get rid of us because we're so bad." Did you have a plan in place before the children got there? Did you notify them of the rule of your household? Did you clearly identify the consequences? Some of these children have been through things adults couldn't mentally survive. It takes a lot of patience and uncondition love even to be a respite foster care provider. You may want to rethink your decision.
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