ward ed ▁children ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁has ▁been ▁transition ed ▁to ▁a ▁domestic ▁environment , ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁rep lic ating ▁a ▁family ▁home . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁countries , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁util ize ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁mon et ary ▁st ip ends ▁paid ▁to ▁fost er ▁parents ▁to ▁in cent iv ize ▁and ▁subs id ize ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁state ▁w ards ▁in ▁private ▁homes . ▁A ▁distinction ▁must ▁be ▁made ▁between ▁fost er ▁care ▁and ▁ad option , ▁as ▁ad option ▁would ▁remove ▁the ▁child ▁from ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁transfer ▁the ▁legal ▁responsibility ▁for ▁that ▁child ' s ▁care ▁to ▁the ▁adopt ive ▁parent ▁completely ▁and ▁ir rev oc ably , ▁whereas ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁fost er ▁care , ▁the ▁child ▁would ▁remain ▁a ▁w ard ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁with ▁the ▁fost er ▁parent ▁acting ▁only ▁as ▁care g iver . ▁ ▁Most ▁children ▁who ▁live ▁in ▁or phan ages ▁are ▁not ▁or ph ans ; ▁four ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁in ▁or phan ages ▁have ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁living ▁parent ▁and ▁most ▁having ▁some ▁extended ▁family . ▁Develop ing ▁countries ▁and ▁their ▁govern ments ▁rely ▁on ▁kin ship ▁care ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁or phan ▁crisis , ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁che aper ▁to ▁finan cially ▁help ▁extended ▁families ▁in ▁taking ▁in ▁an ▁or phan ed ▁child ▁than ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁institution al ize ▁them . ▁Additionally , ▁developing ▁nations ▁are ▁lack ing ▁in ▁child ▁w elf are ▁and ▁their ▁well