As a result, he was dangerous, unpredictable, and resisted toilet training.
Six-year-old Danny had been beaten and sexually abused his entire young life. The Harrisons also have their share of long-term foster kids, whose stories are even bleaker. One-year-old Shamika had been severely burned by her mother. Miguel, a ten-month-old infant, needed an overnight placement after his teenage parents nearly beat him to death. Some hundred children later, Kathy writes about her family’s journey. Part of the adoption process entailed foster-parenting training and certification soon, Social Services began calling, begging the Harrisons to take in foster children for short-term placements. Thirteen years ago, with three boys of their own at home, Kathy and Bruce Harrison decided to adopt two little girls Kathy encountered while working in a Head Start program. A report from the trenches about what it’s like to be a foster parent.
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