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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby
But is it better for the child to be with their parent where possible or instantly shuffled off to some stranger as soon as Mom and/or Dad have a glitch in life.
There is no clean delineation as to when it the perfect time for the child to be removed from the parents permanently. Many parents are able to get their act together. The best thing for a child (very generally speaking) is to be with the parent.
With this in mind, I stick with my original statement.
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I would generally agree with that statement. The cases I was referencing had the child going from foster home to unstable bio home, foster home to unstable bio home over and over again. Yes, it is usually best for the child to be with their parents. But not all parents should have custody of their kids. Parents who abuse and neglect their kids, have their kids removed, 'straighten up their act' only long enough to stop their kids from being adopted then start abusing and neglecting the kids again as soon as they get them back (repeat process numerous time) should not be able to do that to their kids.
It's scary and sad what happens to a kid who is bounced in and out of care, then ages out with no stability in their lives.