New Look #2, Foster Care, and Stuff
August 11, 2005 at 2:33 PM
by Ashleigh
Today has been kind of busy. We are expecting guests over the weekend so I've been tidying up and this morning Seb had a physio appointment at the hospital. We get to go back every week until the holidays are over then monthly thereafter. He had a great time and we have exercises for him to do to help with his balance and steering problems.
I also just spent some time on the phone with the foster care organisation here in the NL finding out details about how to become a foster carer. The government has had posters up all over looking for parents to step in for crisis care for children and now that my own kids are a little bigger I thought this would be a good thing for me and the DH to do. You can set the age limits, whether you prefer boys or girls etc, and in most instances carers are only required for a week or two whilst alternative options are found.
I realised too that if something happened to both of us, our own children would need this kind of care - we have no family that could take care of them. I would hate that there was no care available for them because people like me were too caught up in their own comfort zone to do something about it, so I'd like to be able to provide some help for some other children.
The lady I spoke to was very helpful and said that they have an information evening on 6 September followed by a training course, if one decides to do the foster care. Following that there are several home visits and a police clearance needed, then you can start with the program. I'm still trying to talk the DH around to see my point of view, but I hope he will. I would hate to reach the end of my life and have made no impact at all on the world around me. I think the experience would be good for my own children too - pehaps to realise that there are people who are not as well-off and don't have the security of a home and family. Social awareness is very very important in the plan I have for my children's upbringing and this is probably a good way to instill it.
Hi i am foster parent myself and it is a great experience and like you said if something happened to me i would like my children to find love....hope you went through and did it....would like to hear from you.
heidi
February 17, 2007 10:23 AM