Small question- it's lo's np's birthday soon, is a box of chocs and some smellies with a special card ok for a pressie? Have got a framed pic of lo as well, and a card from me, dp and dd.
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psiloveyou ·
29/07/2011 12:43
That's pretty much what we do I think it's fine. I struggle with it because they never get the dc even a card for their birthdays. I will be the bigger person though 
and the LOs love to take a present.
psiloveyou ·
31/07/2011 12:43
Thats nice NanaNina but I don't think I am financially generous. I really think the allowance we get more than covers the cost of a few family presents. Christmas, birthdays and holidays we spend way over the money SS give us. Over a year though I think it probably evens out in our favour if I'm honest. I certainly don't think it costs £150 a week to keep an eight year old.
We went on holiday once with a friend who is also a FC. She gave the dc a £10 allowance at the start of the week. Out of that they had to buy all their own drinks, ice-creams and anything else she didn't think was an absolute essential. She kept track of their spending in a book. When the money was gone they got nothing else. We were on a really cheap weeks camping for which She had received nearly £600 holiday allowance, I was really 
and 
for them. Even more upsetting was the fact she didn't take one photo so they had no memories of the holiday.
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scarlet5tyger ·
01/08/2011 20:04
£600 holiday allowance???!!! I had to fight to get £35.00!!
My current placement came with nothing except a couple of grubby old vests and t-shirts but my LA won't pay out clothing allowances unless they come with nothing at all.
I always give big photos in nice frames as presents but agree that I sometimes give them through gritted teeth - especially when I receive a list of complaints from parents just before I hand them over! 
p99gmb ·
01/08/2011 21:07
If/When we take our 2 LO's (2 & 3) abroad, we'll get minimum £450 towards the cost and our SSW said that if we send her our total bill (prob £2k) she'll fight for us to get more!!!
It amazes me constantly how unfair/different each LA is... 
Its our annual review this month, (our first - a year !! how time fly's) and as we've done some of our 'essential training' we get a £500 bonus!! Pity we never have time to spend it.. probably go towards the hol...
Think we really dropped on a brill LA 
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