Having thought about becoming a foster carer 'at some point' for many years now, I would like to find out more so we (dh and I) can think about it seriously. The thing is we would be interested in being long-term foster carers and most/all of the resources I can find seem to relate to short-term or family fostering. I've always assumed (perhaps naively) that long-term foster care would be rather different, with different challenges.
In so far as my musings have gone I've always envisaged us fostering a child or small sibling group that have not been matched for adoption (so 6/7 years plus or perhaps with some additional needs) and giving them a home until adulthood. We have 2 birth children - boys aged 7 and 9 - so would want to take things forward in a couple of years or so if we conclude that this is something we can offer but I'd like to think/talk/read more about it before approaching SS.
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BarbarianMum · 12/02/2015 13:08
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