Managing Expectations
What expectations did you, your foster/adopted child, and your other children have about adopting/fostering prior to placement? How can these differing expectations create conflict?
One of the biggest reasons placements fail is because of a mismatch between the parents’ expectations about fostering or adopting and the reality of it. This toolkit, which includes a video, facilitator guide, handouts, and resource guide looks at how these unrealistic expectations can interfere with our ability to see and parent the child we actually have. We will take a quiz to determine our child’s actual age vs their physical age. Lastly, we will look at how parents can manage their expectations and what they can do to take care of themselves.
This toolkit is valid for one year for use by one agency/organization for up to two groups. “Group” is defined as parents working with the same agency or members of the same parent organization. If you need to use any toolkit for more than two groups, please contact us to discuss how we can meet your needs.
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