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This article will help any pre-teens out there who are struggling in a foster care home setting. If you have nobody to confide in, just remember you are not alone. This article will help you get through this difficult, upsetting, and confusing time in your life.

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Steps

  1. 1
    Talk with your foster family. Let them help you because they care. Don't isolate yourself from them. Tell your foster family how you are feeling and what you need. Express yourself especially your emotions.
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  2. 2
    Make close friends. Participate in social interactions. Find a sport you like or a club to help you better adjust to your new environment. You won't be in foster care that long, unless you have to get adopted.
  3. 3
    Express your true emotions through journaling. Journaling helps you to sift through your feelings and come to know them. It helps you to cope with being away from your birth family for so long. If you have visitations weekly with your birth parents, you can take the journal along with you to share your pain with them.
  4. 4
    Know your options. Know that if your parents ruin their chances to get you back, that you will be put up for adoption or you might have to stay with your foster family until you are 18. Depending on what your situation was or your home life style, these two options might be best for you.
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    Overcome your fears. Tell your social worker, the court, and your foster family what you want for yourself because you are mature enough at your age to make some right decisions for yourself.
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  • Stay strong, you can overcome this. God will help you get through this. Remember to always keep your head held high and a smile on your face. Things will get better.

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