Foster Kid Q&A
Tonight is our last night of foster parent classes. Tonight’s session will feature a panel of former foster kids, and/or current and/or former foster parents. It’s intended to be a Q&A to help us newbies learn a bit more about what it’s like to be in the system. I want to come in prepared with a handful of questions. I have some of my own, of course, but I’m curious if any of you have suggestions for questions I ought to ask. What sorts of things would you ask a panel of former foster kids who have either been adopted or who aged out of the system? What would you ask foster parents?
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Nikkidemas says Ask what to ask March 19, 2010 at 8:57am
Ok - so a foreign exchange student is a COMPLETELY different situation than a foster child, but when my family has hosted students, they came prepared with some great “first night” questions that might come in handy for any transition to living with a new person (depending on the age), or at least spark some ideas.
I guess I’d ask them “What do you wish your foster parents would’ve asked you?”, “What should have been done differently?”, “What was the most meaningful thing your foster parents ever did for you?”, and “What would’ve made your transition as a foster child more comfortable?”