Problems of the child’s adaptation in a foster family.

Abstract

The article deals with the peculiarities of the child’s adaptation in a foster family. The author analyzes all the stages of the child’s adjustment to the life in a new family, determines the possible difficulties which the parents may expect while bringing up the foster children and tries to find out the reasons of the child’s inadequate behavior in a foster family.

Key words:

foster family, foster parents, foster child, adaptation, social support of the family.