His gf had his dc at 14 can he foster?

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Can an adult who got his very under age gf pregnant foster dc way down the line?. The news article is leaving a bitter taste tbh...
Would such a man be suitable?. Surely not?

I'm sure looking after some of her 10 grandchildren would fill the void.

I doubt anyone child service would agree this was in the best interest for a vulnerable child. They wouldn't pass the criteria.

However this post is yet again made just to slag them off.

It is very different in America regarding fostering, I don't think the previous poster was having a dig at American people!!

A fine example is the account Chloeandfam on tik tok. The way she exploits her 3 Foster children is honestly disgusting. And calling them 'my babies' when there's a chance of them returning home to their birth mum is disgusting. Her videos simply would not be allowed in the UK.

Not least because there are (rightly) privacy issues around kids who are fostered or adopted. There is no way it would ever fly.

Mid - late 80s I reckon.

1988 just checked

Then that should have been mentioned in the post

Goodness me some on here are tiresome

I agree with the trauma.

It all screams attachment needs.

I don't see why people can't foster because they had kids young. But foster children need lots of love and attention you wouldn't get in an extra large family so I doubt approval would be given.

PP had an excellent point about it putting pay to their tv work and all the SM posts.

But I guess the story gets attraction which increases their brand? ( I know that's awfully cynical of me)

Growing up in care can do that to a person

No matter how desperately foster parents are needed no way is this awful couple who can't even look after their own children properly going to be allowed to do so.

I agree with you TTCnewbies. I don't think the poster referencing American Tiktok/Instagram was making a comment about all Americans. I took it that they were referring to a certain type of content creator who fostering and/or adoption stories for social media content, clicks and likes.
Some of the content I've seen from those families wouldn't fly in UK foster care arrangements.

Oh sweet summer child

Not related to the OP directly but I work in mental health. I hear many many stories of young people being abused in foster care. I appreciate it is a particular group, but I am not sure the foster care system in the UK is quite as water-tight and ‘safe’ as some here are implying.

What a pointless patronising post. Your 'expertise' seems to be apparently knowing some foster carers who used to have a drug problem? As a social worker I promise you this couple would not be approved to foster

She doesn't want an empty nest?! By the time the nest is actually empty, she'd be towards her mid 60s with plenty more grandchildren anyway?

Depends on his age , if he was also a kid then I don’t se why he would need to pay for a teen “mistake “all his life

this particular couple no

Someone whose only crime was to have a child at 18 with a 14/15 year old who isn’t the Radfords though definitely wouldn’t be instantly not approved

A friend of mine is going through the process to be approved for fostering to adopt. They're having to have a lot of work done on their house to make sure everything is safe, some new windows, having extra locks for things, new boiler. Their house is just a 10 year old normal house.

I'd be so surprised if the Radfords, who were on TV taking door handles off kids' rooms at night so they couldn't get out, were deemed safety conscious enough.

Also you need a spare room, the way they have all their current kids crammed into the bedrooms (which I don't understand as apparently it's a 10 bed house for 20 people yet some kids seem to be in rooms of 3 or 4) would just not fly for a fostering situation.

This in a nutshell.

I only watched one early season of their programmes and she seemed to spend an inordinate amount of time hidden in the basement ironing! She clearly can't cope with the children she has and just needs the attention that comes from pregnancy and having babies. Even without the pregnancy at 13 putting a vulnerable child in with that lot is unlikely to be approved.i doubt they really want to foster. They want to keep their name in the papers and keep the money train going.

But we are talking about this particular couple. Which you know. So why are you still responding as if we aren't?

Because the original post didn’t specify

not everyone follows this family

The amount of foster carers I’ve met over the years on various training sessions that I’d not trust to look after my cat is pretty high

You don’t think it’s odd that a 20 year old wants to date a teenage child?

most people in their 20s are not interested in even hanging out with teens let alone dating them.

I guess you were mature for your age?

Are they really going to be fostering? They seem to just make up a lot of stories for news articles, that never actually materialise into anything. So I wouldn’t worry too much. I think they’re trying ro stay relevant now their baby-making days are long gone.

Exactly. There is a family that foster at our school, they’ve 4 kids of their own. When there is one of their foster children attending school there is a blanket ban on any group photos, sharing to social media etc, the media circus wouldnt be helpful to vulnerable children.

Specifically didn't name the family.. Joe Bloggs the groomer should apply to the question...