The family is given an «adjustment» period that is regulated by the agency, to see if
the child is a good fit for the home.
Not exact matches
If your
children are young and require a lot of care, or if your family
is very busy and away from
home a great deal, a puppy mill rescue
is likely not going to
be a
good fit for you.
Naturally, this type of residency
is a
better fit for someone without a heavy responsibility at
home such as young
children or a day job.
This toolkit
is designed to assist providers (i.e.
child care, early intervention service providers, education providers,
home visitors, primary care providers, those serving homeless
children and families, and others) who serve families with young
children (birth - 5) in providing effective and sustainable practices
for referral and follow - up processes to ensure that these
children are linked to appropriate services that
best fit their developmental needs.
A
home study
is a thorough investigation of your
home, family, relationships and — more importantly — an opportunity to determine what «type» of
child would
be the
best fit for your family.
It should
be an educational and self - evaluative process as
well as a way
for the social worker to get to know you and your family, help you determine what age of
child would
best fit into your
home, whether a sibling group would work
well, and what other important characteristics you would
be willing to accept in a
child.
The process of educating prospective adoptive families about adoption, ensuring that their
home would
be a safe and appropriate place
for a
child, and determining what kind of
child would
best fit into that family.
According to the ASHRA study,
children and other family members
are the number one providers of assistance to seniors, but the availability of other services and resources at the community level (transportation, health clinics, and opportunities
for social / leisure engagement) should
be assessed to help find the
best fit for today's seniors and the boomers buying another
home.