There are many times, when a foster child gets adopted but not by the foster family. So there will become a time when you will have to say goodbye to the child. If you have bonded with the child then it will be harder and harder to say good-bye. A child can be released from foster care only with clearing by the following agencies. The courts, the social worker and the therapist, all have to clear the child for release from the foster family.
Adoption is not the only way a child may leave the current foster home. They may be moving to another family or they may be going back to the family. Remember, foster care is a temporary cure, just because a child is taken from their home doesn’t mean they can’t go back.
When a child is being moved out of the foster home, it happen a lot faster then trying to take a child into foster care. To help the child adjust to their new surroundings, Give the child some time to adjust to leaving about a month would be ideal but maybe a couple of weeks will be ok.
Maybe you can take the child to visit the place they are going to let them see what their new surroundings will be. If they are going back home, then you don’t have to do that because they are already familiar with their own home. But the children may feel out of place even in their own home. Maybe you can set up a weekend visit so they can become reacquainted with home.
