Foster Care Forums

March 10, 2010, 10:22 pm

We were/are looking at younger ages but said we were open to teenagers on a case by case basis. Our first placement has been a teen. So far it has been several months. At first it seemed like issues we could deal with, nothing major, and several factors have turned out better than we could have...

March 10, 2010, 10:16 pm

I highly recommend the book "Parenting your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years". There is a lot of info/help in it that is very specific for adoptive families formed through international adoption (okay, that may be obvious), but it...

March 10, 2010, 10:10 pm

I was just wondering, in general as I am sure everyones cases and time frames are different, but how long did it take from the date TPR happened to the finalization of adoption? Judge stated he wanted this adoption expedited and the kids adopted sooner rather than later - he seemed very adamant...

March 10, 2010, 9:57 pm

We were placed with our first foster child straight at birth too. She was 3 days old and we even went to the hospital to bring her home! Nearly four months later, her 2 bio brothers joined our family and then TODAY TPR was granted and the judge and stated he wanted the adoption expedited!! So,...

March 10, 2010, 9:37 pm

Awesome family! He is so cute. Congratulations!

March 10, 2010, 9:25 pm

We are going thru adoption right now in a state that doesn't regognize agreements. I am so glad we don't have one. We just had our first visit after tpr. It went better than I expected. I am so glad we have full control. It makes them really respect us and want to get along. We like it this way...

March 10, 2010, 9:06 pm

Yes,he's the same. He's doing great, almost too great. He's a very quiet baby, barely a peep out of him. So far, he doesn't seem to be affected by any stimuli, lights,sounds,ect. Of course, he's not quite 2 weeks yet.

March 10, 2010, 8:21 pm

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyBugz I was told that there isn't a process for providing long-term care for a child who can't safely reintegrate back home and can't safely be emancipated, but whose best interest isn't served by TPR either. This is pretty much what I...

March 10, 2010, 8:13 pm

The kids I get calls for are from Cobb County. The calls , in cobb are not slowing that I can tell, I got a call the other night for an emergency placement that was here for 2 days. You need to tell your worker to place you on the list for the calling post calls(if they have that in your county,...

March 10, 2010, 8:09 pm

OOPS. Forgot to mention we are in Columbiana county Ohio!

March 10, 2010, 7:54 pm

I know of a foster family that is certified directly throught the state...they have a sibling group of 9.

March 10, 2010, 6:55 pm

;Like the op just be honest, you don't have to be rich, they're not looking for that. They just want to make sure that you can let's say, meet the basic requirements for raising a child or children. So basically it's that your expenses aren't outweighing your income. I think when we broke ours...

March 10, 2010, 6:09 pm

No she never has been diagnosed with RAD. I will certainly mention this to her counselor. Thanks so much for your input.

March 10, 2010, 5:56 pm

Not yet, I think it just fizzled. They were really interested and now nobody knows anything. That just seems to be my story. Now I am on hold because my husband had a minor stroke. He is doing well but now my agency is giving me a run around and I can't even inquire about kids.

March 10, 2010, 5:48 pm

Taking - just curious if you've read the prior history already established with this teacher? If not, then I think you'll understand better where my opinion comes in. If you HAVE read the history and still think this teacher is in the right in regards to her behavior, then we'll agree to disagree.