I cribbed these from a variety of sources. Does anyone have any other questions they think would be important, or links to more lists of questions? I need to review the list in "Parenting the Hurt Child" again.
I don't know if we will ask all of these, since for some of them we already know the answers. Still, most are unknown.
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Yep. Ask who the child is. None of the paperwork can give you a true feel for the kids. The people who know them (and that's not always the case workers, sometimes not even the foster parents) can give you the best idea.
Also, if there are medications ask how those meds affect the child. I had to do my own research and pattern-solving to figure out how Slugger reacted to his meds. (Morning meds take away hunger, evening meds help him sleep, etc.) It's been 7 months and I just connected something I thought was unrelated to his meds.
Also, remember that how the child has behaved in his/her current or previous homes isn't necessarily an indication of how he/she will be with you. Some of the more troubling things his foster parents dealt with, Slugger has never exhibited here. On the other hand, he's a lot harder on me in other ways.
Allergies....that's one of the first things I thought of.
It came to mind after I read the pet question because my stepson is allergic to dogs. They may have never tested, but so many kids that age get allergies and asthma, and if the kid is coming from another geographic area, you may not know until they get to where you live that they have an allergy.
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