Language Matters

Language matters. ⁠⁠

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"Placement" is a term that people within the foster care system use to describe a child that has been removed from their home and placed into foster care.⁠⁠

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Let's be sure we don't forget the HUMAN behind the placement. It is a child. A child with hopes, dreams, interests, hobbies, and needs. ⁠⁠

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Don't let your foster child become a number, a statistic, a placement on a piece of paper. ⁠⁠

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Using the word "child" may be a small change, but you have to start somewhere. ⁠⁠

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(Also, I'm pretty sure the kid in your home doesn't want to be called a Placement. 😣)⁠⁠