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New Kid at School

4/8/2015

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Welcome back to Taylor Talks!
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Tonight, I thought I'd get back to foster care posts since the excitement of our vacation is wearing off somewhat. I wanted to talk a little bit about foster kids in school.
It was actually kind of funny, because before spring break, we thought we were going to get a new kid in our class. It turned out that it was a kid in the foster system and something happened where the child wasn't staying with that family which meant that we wouldn't be welcoming a new student to the class. This happens with foster kids; they switch between school districts whenever they go to a foster home, switch foster homes, or go home to their biological family.


I remember when I was in second grade and my foster sister was in first grade... She was in a different district by the time she hit the next grade. It must be really difficult to start in a new school where you don't know anyone, especially when you just joined a new family. I couldn't imagine the poor kids who get shipped around from foster home to foster home and need to start new schools all of the time.


It's so important for teachers and students to welcome new kids and not judge them on how they act when they first join the class. You just never know what a child's background is like. If a kid is acting up in school, maybe they just got removed from their home and placed with a foster family. They could be scared and confused, not knowing how to deal with their feelings. These kids need to be shown compassion and understanding so they can have time to adapt to their new environment. You just never know what a child's situation is upon first glance.
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Taylor
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Sierra
4/10/2015 05:17:26 pm

Hi Taylor!
I work at a daycare, and a 3 year old little girl who is in foster care recently came into my class, and is having a hard time adjusting. She also frequently gets picked up half way through the day for visits with her bio mom, then dropped back off at daycare after the visit is over, which sends her into tantrums..Is there anything you can think of that I could do to make her time at daycare less upsetting? I would be grateful for any ideas/suggestions!

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Taylor Faith Krigsman
4/11/2015 03:44:22 pm

Hey Sierra! Great question, thanks for writing in! We've definitely dealt with our fair share of uproar around visitation. Some kids become upset, others angry... All kids react differently. Do you know if this little girl is upset about leaving her bio mom or about having to see her? I'm going to think about how we've helped kids through those difficult transitions in the past and I'll be sure to give you some suggestions in a new blog post once I think of some!

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Sierra
4/12/2015 03:51:57 pm

I cannot seem to hold her attention for more than a few sentences, so I am still unsure of how she feels about the visits. She does like to tell me how mad she is after she comes back from visits though, so I am glad she is at least vocalizing her emotions in a safe environment.. Hope that helps!




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    My family started doing foster care when I was three years old. We took in nineteen children over the course of eighteen years, with our last placement leaving in December 2014. I'm the only biological child in my family, though my parents adopted five of my siblings.

    I love to share my perspective on the foster care system and share how my unique upbringing shaped my life.

    I'm also a Cast Member at Walt Disney World and lover of all things Disney! My career allows me the opportunity to find a little bit of Magic in life every day.


    I enjoy sharing my journey as a writer as well. Find my children's books on Amazon and keep following my blog for updates on future books that I'll be releasing!

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