Going into Foster Care Social Story

Social story to explain a little about the situation to a child who is going into foster care. A child going into foster care can be supported by letting them know you are there for them and that they are not alone.

The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation.

These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them.

Included is a 20 page PDF printable social story. There are 3 versions - one for a child who has been taken from both parents and then for a child who has been taken from their mom or dad.

Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art