Fostering Kids

[Aaron P.]

fair play to ya buddy....take into account your own kids feelings to...im sure it can be a costly move but its done all over the world.....if ya decide to go ahead & you get the chance to do so let us all know how it works out

[wozzy]

fair play to ya buddy....take into account your own kids feelings to...im sure it can be a costly move but its done all over the world.....if ya decide to go ahead & you get the chance to do so let us all know how it works out

we have been looking into what we need to do to pursue this further, and are going to the next step.

we sat our kids down last night and had a chat with them, two lads aged 11 and 14, and explained what we wanted to do, they always have there mates round and have them staying over aswell. told them that its not the childs fault but the parents who are to blame, and the kids need to be taken away for there own safety. they seemed cool with that we also explained that nothing would change towards them and any child who came would be treated just the same as our kids are. so we are going to pursue this and get in touch to set the wheels in motion.

[richard wilson]

you can have my 2 for a few weeks that should put you off

have friends that have, and they told us that most of the time its very hard work as the kids have loads of mental baggage that come with, as good kids dont generally end up for an adoption

there not to bad brian

[wozzy]

there not to bad brian

FPMSL

[LOUIE]

thats ****ing brilliant that pic mate

good luck to you woz, im sure it'll work out for you all
fair play to your lads as well for being so good about it.

[Andyc]

Has anyone fostered children?

i was fostered and then got moved to a kids home my hat goes off to any one who fosters kids as they all need a good start to life

[wozzy]

Not posted for a long time so i thought i would give an update,

we have now completed all of our training and had countless visits from the social workers, and within the next 5 or 6 weeks we should be going to 'panel' to be approved as a foster family.
the social workers have said that they cant see any reason for us not to be approved for fostering so i think i better start clearing the spare bedroom out

[Frosticles]

Full of admiration.

[Chesney]

well done dude, take my hat off to ya

[Frosticles]

well done dude, take my hat off to ya

I really wouldn't do that with your hair......................

[plentysideways]

Hope it goes well for you.

[grum]

ever thought about fostering andyc ................. heard he's a big kid

good luck though

ps. funny question, but do you get to choose ?, or is it you get 'next on the list'

[wozzy]

ever thought about fostering andyc ................. heard he's a big kid

good luck though

ps. funny question, but do you get to choose ?, or is it you get 'next on the list'

I must admit Grum that i had the same thoughts,
with having 2 boys of my own aged 15 and 12 ,we have drawn a list of questions that need to be asked before we will accept placement.
things like
if its a girl, is she promiscuous
or have they any history of violence or arson
lots of little questions like these are needed to protect my own family as they have got to come first
if the child needing a placement doesnt meet all the questions that we have then we will have no choice but to refuse them for our own safety,
i know this may seem a bit harsh to some people but my family has to come first and the cases we have read about do raise lots of concerns regarding the protection of your own children

as regards Andy C

arent we all just big kids with more expensive toys lol

[andym]

Good luck and its good to see you back on here....

[Chesney]

[quote=wozzy;394661]I must admit Grum that i had the same thoughts,
with having 2 boys of my own aged 15 and 12 ,we have drawn a list of questions that need to be asked before we will accept placement.
things like
if its a girl, is she promiscuous
or have they any history of violence or arson
lots of little questions like these are needed to protect my own family as they have got to come first
if the child needing a placement doesnt meet all the questions that we have then we will have no choice but to refuse them for our own safety,
i know this may seem a bit harsh to some people but my family has to come first and the cases we have read about do raise lots of concerns regarding the protection of your own children

as regards Andy C

spot on there mate, its no good helping others if you put yourselves at risk.