However, they soon realize that foster care is just as complicated as any normal adoption. In fact, more than half of children who leave foster care are subsequently returned to foster care (Davis). There are a few very common reasons for this. For example, many children exiting the foster care system are dealing with the effects or instability of the system. Moving from home from time to time can take a toll on a child. In fact, some children are placed in twenty to thirty different homes (Johnson). Many of these children suffer from undernourishment, developmental delays and emotional problems (Johnson). The average child in foster care is around eight years old. Children of this age are very sensitive to behaviors observed in different homes. Additionally, many parents miss out on their child's "baby years" when they adopt a child from foster care. Although there are over forty thousand infants each placed in foster care