The Ambiguous Foster Child: Attachment Separation Loss & Loyalty

When children are placed into the foster care system and removed from their biological families, they are scared, angry and fearful of what may happen to them next. They are reluctant to build trust with another person out of fear that they will continue to be abandoned. These brave children also experience something known as an "Ambiguous Loss," which is defined by Boss, (1999) as “grief or distress associated with a loss (usually a person) in which there is confusion or uncertainty about ...