> I would say the first thing to remember is that the children are not blank > slates; they come with some history and maybe some baggage.
Although every one of the foster children we have cared for has been acutely disabled, my mom and dad used to take in typically developing kids. Of course, none was exactly "typical". My mom felt if she could give them a very short dose of nuturing, love and normal family life that perhaps they would carry that memory into their future. Nancy
