Thread: Qualifications for parents

I wonder if there is more to the story that is not being published.. as in they are trying to foster an older child who has stated he/she is gay and they are trying to "reform" that child.

Most Foster organizations I have dealt with have been faith based ones here in the US so may be one reason this story has not really made any waves here currently.

I don't know how things are in the US. I do know that over here, Child Services is involved in the adoption process, and there are evaluations to determine if you are fit to take care of a kid.

These kids already carry trauma with them. I think it is important that they land in an environment where they can learn to trust and love again, and are cared for.

Now, unless I am mistaken, foster kids are not legally adopted, so they are not 'your' kids. You just care for them. And in that case an ongoing evaluation of th efoster parents is warranted to prevent the kid from ending up worse than they were, without anyone giving a damn.