FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Care and Adoption
A great post from iCareAboutOrphans.org on Correct Adoption Language.
From Dr. Russell Moore: Don’t Adopt
Why Fost-Adopt? Adopt from Where You Feel Led
FAQ 1: Are you not able to have children?
FAQ 2: Don’t you want your own children?
FAQ 3: I could never do that – I would get too attached. (More good thoughts on this statement here.)
FAQ 4: What do you have to do to become a foster parent?
FAQ 5: Why are kids in foster care?
FAQ 6: Most foster parents are just in it for the money, right?
FAQ 7: What kind of kids are you going to get?
FAQ 8: How did you become intersted in adoption?
FAQ 9: Will the birth parents still be involved?
FAQ 10: What is a home study?
FAQ 11: When do you get your kid(s)? Are you excited?
FAQ 12: Seriously, when are you getting your kid(s)?
FAQ 13: What should we call your kids? What do you kids call you?
FAQ 14: What happened? Why were they taken away?
FAQ 15: How do you feel about them? Do you love them?
FAQ 16: What happens to all their stuff?
FAQ 17: Can you change their names?
FAQ 18: How do the boys feel about being adopted?
a really long year 