That first story 😭 Our little girl is about to leave our home. I pray so much that if she were to come back in to care someone will make sure we're contacted.

@afosteredlife

2 жыл бұрын

I pray that too 😔

@linbron2018

2 жыл бұрын

So, DCFS won’t contact? I always thought that if that happens, most definitely you would get a call, because the child knows you.

@afosteredlife

2 жыл бұрын

@@linbron2018 you would think so! But sadly, because of the nature of how it works, the CPS social worker, who is called in an emergency, does not necessarily have access to the child's existing file. Also, if a case is over a certain number of months closed, it may not trigger anything in the system. As I understand it, because of confidentiality, it is hard to look up a child's case. This kind of thing happens often, I'm told. It's really sad.

@jcrocks6698

6 ай бұрын

Did she come back?

It’s a bummer they didn’t think to rejoin them with the original foster family. That should be an obvious part of the procedure. Good on you for being such an amazing advocate for the kids

@afosteredlife

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, yet another example of how systems can fail kids. I’m glad for how this one turned out, though!

We also ask about how they are with animals because we have animals in our home. We ask about how many visits they have and what the transportation expectation is. We have said no to a placement because the kids had 2 visits with mom and 2 visits with dad each week; it’s great for kids to see their parents, but we couldn’t transport to 4 visits a week.

@afosteredlife

2 жыл бұрын

Great additions to my list! Thank you for sharing this!

Thank you! Super helpful!

Thanks for sharing! Some great advice in there that I will definitely take onboard! 💕

⚠️7:15⚠️Goosebumps!

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience. This is so valuable for those of us who are only just beginning our journey 💕

@afosteredlife

2 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure, Joel. Bless you as you start this journey. Please let me know if you have questions I can help with!

Great topic

@afosteredlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Hi there! I love your videos and they are super helpful. My family and I are taking on 4 kiddos who are very distant relatives. I was wondering how you go about labels in a family dynamic. They are technically my 4th cousins, 4x removed haha so very distant. But we are struggling to understand what that would make us to them in a home setting. We’ve kind of come to the conclusion that it’s up to them and we can have family labels like mom, dad, sibling, etc or do we just stay on a first name basis? Thank you so muxh

You Rock! Can you talk about transportation for kiddos with special needs for foster parents that work...I've found school transportation in DC to be a real nightmare...

Omg