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How foster care affects biological children in the home

My bio kids are starting to act out because every few months we bring home a new traumatized child and I do not know how to protect everyone

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Opening our homes to healing children can wound the children already there, creating competing loyalties and needs.

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