I just read Laura's list of some of the restrictions put upon foster
parents.
The tragedy is that those of us who practice attachment parenting with our
biological children - giving them a normal, healthy upbringing - would find
it all but impossible to bring a foster child into their home.

How can I hug my biological child while my foster child looks on with hungry
eyes?
How can I respond to my biological child's need for comfort in the night but
ignore the same needs in my foster child?

I am horrified!
No wonder foster children have the highest school drop-out rates.
They are emotionally deprived, not allowed to form attachments, and then we
expect them to raise healthy families of their own?

I do not have the words to express how strongly I feel about this. How could
I have lived so long and not known what was happening all around me? What
can we, who are not social workers or politicians, do to stop this abuse of
power by foster agencies? What strategies are most effective in educating
them about raising emotionally healthy children?


Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
Breastfeeding Matters in the Capital Region
www.NormaRitter.com
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