Their mentality is not what it should be for their age. According to Sheryl Faber, children in foster care must "face the unknown, are torn from the environment they know, are cared for by strangers, and must deal with the uncertainty of knowing 'They will one day be able to reunite with their family. .” Going through something this big will give anyone – child or otherwise – confidence “issues”. Inability to attach to other caregivers or their host families, lower academic achievement, lack of educational resources, and lack of preparation for adulthood - these are just one view. all the many things that will not allow these children to grow up. be “normal” adults. Children in foster care are often “learned about their situation not to speak out and are conditioned to think that abuse is normal.” Children in the foster care system "generally do not have the childhood experiences that teach other children to trust authority figures." The Facts About Foster Children explains that foster children who receive more placements are nearly “15% less likely to complete high school compared to their peers.” Fifty percent of foster children will graduate from high school, only ten percent of former foster youth will attend college, and three percent of them will.