When do you hear one story about foster care adoption?
When do you hear one story about foster care adoption?
When you hear one story about foster care adoption you’ve heard one story about foster care adoptions. (Read the comments to this blog to hear more.)
Is the goal of foster care to heal birth families?
The goal of foster care is to heal birth families so they can parent their children. This is as it should be because we know that if parents can be helped to become functioning (not perfect) parents, that is the best for the children. Let me give you an example.
How old are the kids in foster care?
Reality #5: There are 123,437 perfectly wonderful kids currently waiting in foster care for adoption. Children of all ages are available, with an average age of 7.6 years. Keep in mind the youngest kids are often a part of sibling groups.
Is it safe to adopt from foster care?
Former infertility patients have already experienced so much loss that they are particularly vulnerable to being devastated by losing yet another dream. She has seen many just give up on the idea of adoption completely in order to protect themselves. “We’ve got to be honest with them about the realities of adopting from foster care.”
When does a child have a growing skull fracture?
They may also have clear fluid draining from their nose or ears. This is because of a tear in part of the covering of the brain. Growing skull fracture. This is a rare complication of skull fractures. It almost always occurs in children younger than 3 years old. It is a fracture that becomes wider over time because of an enlarging cyst.
Where does a diastatic skull fracture occur in a child?
Diastatic skull fracture. This kind of fracture occurs along the suture lines in the skull. These are the areas between the bones in the head that grow together (fuse) as a child grows. With this type of fracture, the suture lines are widened.
When to take someone to the ER for a skull fracture?
If the person is conscious but appears to have a skull fracture or severe head injury, someone should take them to the emergency room immediately. It is crucial to keep a close eye on someone with a suspected skull fracture. It is also vital not to leave them alone or provide any medication without consulting a doctor first.
Can a skull fracture be open or closed?
Skull fractures can either be linear, which means that they have a single fracture line, or communicated, where multiple fracture lines are present. It is also possible to describe fractures as either open or closed.