Fostering IQ Test
People must be married to be foster carers - single people need not apply.
False: You may be single or divorced and still be eligible to be a foster carer.
Only well off people can afford to become foster carers.
False: You do not have to be rich to become a foster carer. You need to be financially stable. Also, foster carers receive an allowance and a fee for each foster child in your home.
Couples who both work full time cannot become foster carers.
False: Both parents may work and still foster children.
People who are older or retired do not qualify to become foster carers.
False: There is no maximum age for foster caring. There is a minimum age requirement of 21, but many older and retired people make perfect foster carers.
All children in foster care are older.
False: Children in foster care range in age from newborn to age 18.
Only homeowners can become foster parents.
False: You may rent a home and still be a foster carer. You have to have adequate bedroom space to accommodate a foster child, but do not have to own your home.
The area you live in has a lot of foster carers.
False: There is a serious shortage of foster homes where you live.
Children in foster care always return home to their birth parents.
False: You are a member, with the agency, of a team that works toward returning the child to the birth parents. However, return home is not possible for all children. In some cases, the foster carer may be the most logical choice as the child's permanent foster carer.