Fostering Adoption and Living In Care Flashcards
1
Q
What is adoption?o
A
the act of legally taking a child to be taken care of as your own
2
Q
Who can adopt?
A
Anyone from any background
3
Q
What is the legal criteria in order to adopt
A
You must be over the age of 21
Non smoker
Have a spare bedroom
4
Q
What is Fostering?
A
when a child goes to live with another family for a while, because their biological family can’t and are not able to look after them
5
Q
What is the care system?
A
When the council or local authority decide it’s better for children to be away from their parents for a while.
6
Q
Why do Children live in care?
A
Their parents cant look after them properly
Its unsafe at home
Something happens to the parents
