Is it realistic to foster to adopt an older child? Also opinions from former foster kids would be great
Hi. So I have wanted to and have been planning to foster/adopt for a long time and working on making that happen. I understand that waiting children are those ready for adoption where most foster kids the goal is still reunification. So I guess my question is... Do I want to foster or adopt? If I foster an older kid (8+), what is the likelihood that could lead to adoption? I know a lot of work goes into both. I am trauma trained and working on all of the education before I go into this.
I also would love to hear from former foster/adopted kids. What are things you wished your former foster parents knew or did differently? What advice would you have for best supporting whichever kiddo comes into my house? I also have heard about guardianship vs adoption as well and have heard some former adoptive kids wish their parents had gone the guardianship route so they have access to their families history and things like that. What are your thoughts on that? I'm sorry that this is a lot and if I still seem uneducated about all this 😭 I promise I'm trying. That's why I'm here.