Observation Checklist: What to look for in Assessing Attachment
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The ABC’s of Positive Parenting for Foster Parents
Adolescents
| Is the adolescent . . . ? | Does the parent(s) . . . ? |
| Aware of his strong points? | Set appropriate limits? |
| Aware of his weak points? | Encourage appropriate autonomy? |
| Comfortable with his sexuality? | Trust the adolescent? |
| Engaging in positive peer interactions? | Show interest in and acceptance of adolescent’s friends? |
| Performing satisfactorily in school? | Display interest in adolescent’s school performance? |
| Exhibiting signs of conscience development? | Exhibit interest in adolescent’s outside activities? |
| Free from severe problems with the law? | Have reasonable expectations of chores and/or responsibilities adolescent should assume? |
| Accepting and/or rejecting parents’ value system? | Stand by the adolescent if he gets into trouble? |
| Keeping himself occupied in appropriate ways? | Show affection? |
| Comfortable with reasonable limits or is he constantly involved in control issues? | Think this child will “turn out” okay? |
| Developing interests outside the home? | |
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