BECOMING ABOUT RELATIONSHIP

Children and youths who are involved in the foster care system are like all children and youths: they want and deserve to experience healthy interactions with people who care about them and who are able to be supportive guides, helping them to successfully navigate through life. Such protective mechanisms as high self-esteem, emotional self-regulation, good coping and problem-solving skills, engagement and connections with peers and community, supportive relationships with family members, presence of mentors, support for the development of skills and interests, future orientation, and achievement motivation are the building blocks for normal growth and development. However, for to