ren is failure to thrive, which is characterized by poor general health, minimal weight gain, depression, and apathy (Prino & Peyrot, 1994). Passivity and withdrawal are additional descriptors frequently applied to neglected children (Prino & Peyrot, 1994). Finally; neglected children often have difficulties in the areas of academic achievement and cognitive performance, typically resulting from inadequate stimulation at an early age (Kendall-Tackett & Eckenrode, 1996).
             In response to separation from their natural parents and placement in foster care, foster children are likely to experience a wide array of feelings including loss, abandonment, isolation, fear, conflict, rejection, humiliation, helplessness, anxiety, and depression (Zimmerman, 1988). Zim
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