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<blockquote data-quote="Calista" data-source="post: 333029" data-attributes="member: 666"><p>I did foster care and adoption as a social worker for 7 years. I was also a parent trainer and home developer.</p><p></p><p>Let me start by telling you the same thing that I have told 100s of families. Do NOT risk your own children for the sake of someone else's child without careful prayer and consideration. That was always in my initial orientation session. That would weed out about 1/2 of my audience. The second night of orientation would be the reality check portion of my "are you suree about this?" speech. That is the portion where I say these kids don't just need love and a home. There will be time off work for phone calls from schools, psychiatric appointments, etc.... That would weed out another 1/4 of my initial group.</p><p></p><p>Your difficult child sounds very much like many of the children that I placed in foster care but very rarely for adoption. The prognosis is not great for her future but if it is going to be positive at all you will need a great deal of support. Many of the adoption and foster care agencies in Texas offer support for all kinds of adoptive families, even if the process didn't take place an a particular agency. I would start there.</p><p></p><p>Also, your school district should offer in home training. Take it. Use it as often as they offer it. A child's behaviors at home are often quite different from their behavior's at school. There is an education zone on this site that can help you with school issues.</p><p></p><p>These ideas are free or low cost. Depending on your insurance there are many other options out there for treatment. There is a place in Texas called Meridell. They do deep tissue EEG and go from there. It's expensive if you dont have insurance. People come from all over the country to have their kids treated there. They saved my difficult child.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and God bless. Pray. God has an amazing way of providing just who and what you need exactly when you need it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calista, post: 333029, member: 666"] I did foster care and adoption as a social worker for 7 years. I was also a parent trainer and home developer. Let me start by telling you the same thing that I have told 100s of families. Do NOT risk your own children for the sake of someone else's child without careful prayer and consideration. That was always in my initial orientation session. That would weed out about 1/2 of my audience. The second night of orientation would be the reality check portion of my "are you suree about this?" speech. That is the portion where I say these kids don't just need love and a home. There will be time off work for phone calls from schools, psychiatric appointments, etc.... That would weed out another 1/4 of my initial group. Your difficult child sounds very much like many of the children that I placed in foster care but very rarely for adoption. The prognosis is not great for her future but if it is going to be positive at all you will need a great deal of support. Many of the adoption and foster care agencies in Texas offer support for all kinds of adoptive families, even if the process didn't take place an a particular agency. I would start there. Also, your school district should offer in home training. Take it. Use it as often as they offer it. A child's behaviors at home are often quite different from their behavior's at school. There is an education zone on this site that can help you with school issues. These ideas are free or low cost. Depending on your insurance there are many other options out there for treatment. There is a place in Texas called Meridell. They do deep tissue EEG and go from there. It's expensive if you dont have insurance. People come from all over the country to have their kids treated there. They saved my difficult child. Good luck and God bless. Pray. God has an amazing way of providing just who and what you need exactly when you need it. [/QUOTE]
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