Posts by MommyKelly

My bio asd kids co/slept. My foster son we got at 2 and I thought I could put him in a toddler bed. HA! was I wrong. We ended up with a crib with a crib tent until he turned 5. He was a danger to himself, the tent was a lifesaver....

I would not. We did it, and it has created a lot problems for a bio kids.

Quote: Originally Posted by IzzyTheTerrible      MommyKelly.... what is your relationship to the birth mother of your child.  Did you have a transition period of not knowing what was going...

Oh also if you can get CPS involved they will not only pay for everything but they will provide support if things dont work out, or you need help. They dont want to help you. They want you to just get guardianship signed over so they...

Having brought other children into my home with my bio kids being on the spectrum created a lot of problems with my bio kids. Odd's are going to be that he may have some attachment issues. You will need to make sure you get him in...

I havent read the rest of the replies, But we have a birth Mom like this who is a relative. She signed over legal guardianship to us. In order to get them back she would have to hire a lawyer and take us to court :) Not going to...

If he is in care it is a different process. If he is not it is a private adoption and you will have to hire a lawyer and pay for a homestudy (about $1000).    You dont have to answer these if you dont want to, but I felt...

Is he in a foster care situation? We did a kinship foster care adoption and the sending state covered it all. We are also raising other kinship kids, but we have legal guardianship that Mom signed over to us. That is much cheaper then...

Honestly I would be upset with my child coming home singing pop songs that they were taught from another child. Our local Waldorf school is VERY upfront with dress code and media rules. You have to take a tour before you can get on the...

I think it may vary by age, and maybe even by state. They had to give so many months for dd bio mom to "get services" she never showed up to anything. TPR was finally done after a year. My other two kiddos have a sibling who foster...