Comments on: An Overnight Visit With Previous Foster Child http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/an-overnight-visit-with-previous-foster Provides information on foster care including adult, respite, and kinship along with resources, struggles that foster parents will face. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:39:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: viciv http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/an-overnight-visit-with-previous-foster/comment-page-1#comment-556 viciv Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:17:40 +0000 http://foster-care.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/06/23/an-overnight-visit-with-previous-foster#comment-556 We just said good bye to our 18 month old foster son. He was in our care for 17 months. The mother has indicated that we will continue to be involved in his life. What is best for him at this age? We just said good bye to our 18 month old foster son. He was in our care for 17 months. The mother has indicated that we will continue to be involved in his life. What is best for him at this age?

]]> By: xxsurroundedbyxy http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/an-overnight-visit-with-previous-foster/comment-page-1#comment-555 xxsurroundedbyxy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:31:35 +0000 http://foster-care.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/06/23/an-overnight-visit-with-previous-foster#comment-555 After a month in his new home, we too had our former FS spend the night at our request. It was very difficult when we took him "home". He said he was sad and cried some. I reminded him we would see him in a couple of weeks as his new parents have made plans and needed respite.<br /> <br /> How do you handle that? Plus, I wonder if we are not just making his life more sad by coming in and out of it like that once a month or so.<br /> <br /> Kim After a month in his new home, we too had our former FS spend the night at our request. It was very difficult when we took him “home”. He said he was sad and cried some. I reminded him we would see him in a couple of weeks as his new parents have made plans and needed respite.

How do you handle that? Plus, I wonder if we are not just making his life more sad by coming in and out of it like that once a month or so.

Kim

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