Can anyone give me advice on the following situation.....
A young adult who was in foster care from age 5-18, passed around from pillar to post, now has children of her own. Because of the lack of parenting skills, her own attachment issues, it’s fair to say it’s now going tits up due to the fact that she can’t see past her own needs.
Currently no SW involvement but I suspect there will be very soon.
The young adult now recognises that if she doesn’t turn things around her own children are likely to be accommodated. We have had a discussion about this, and she is well aware of what she needs to do but unfortunately can’t sustain the consistency or continuity of meeting her children’s needs. That’s where I step in and support her or I provide the necessary care.
I have been supporting her financially, picking up the pieces, making sure the children are where they are to be, ie. school, nursery, appointments.
Because of her own appalling experience of the care system, ideally she
doesn’t want her own children to be accommodated.
So my question is.....
Can I informally provide kinship care to prevent the children being accommodated until she is in a better place?
Does anyone have experience of this?
Does anyone know the legalities of this
I do not need an allowance so am not looking at being assessed.
Cheers, mojo