“This edition of “Little Heroes” is designed to help parents explain foster care to their children. The stories are all true, based on children that we have seen in our clinics. The Little Heroes series is meant to guide you, through story and pictures, to help children understand why they feel the way they do. We want to take the “blaming” away, and we want children to know we recognize the problems they are having are due to factors beyond their control. The book also can be used to help siblings in the family understand their own feelings about a new child in the home, so that they, too, can participate in the healing process. The accompanying Parents’ Guide provides a much fuller explanation of foster care and attachment problems. We hope this set of materials will help you help your child to a brighter future.”
Ira J. Chasnoff, MD President, Children’s Research Triangle