Posts by queenjane

I would recommend the book "Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past" by Betsy Keefer.    Is this child legally free for adoption yet?  

I agree with the points marsupial-mom posted. However...we arent talking about a 1 yr old that doesnt know the 4 yr old...or a baby born well after a bunch of older sibs are placed....or a baby that MAY be born in the future. What the...

I think it sounds like your DH doesnt feel very empowered or comfortable to discipline the kids in the way he sees fit or to do what he thinks needs to be done to end play that is going in a direction he doesnt like. (That is, why does...

I got a call for a placement earlier today, three kids ages 13, 10 and 4. I said no. (My daughter is 11 and def wanted to stay younger than her. Two girls near her age with one older isnt a good situation.) The worker said (when i told...

Well its Monday and still no baby.    My agency managed to track down what happened, apparently Friday night bmom kidnapped baby (she did NOT have custody of him) and fled the state. Given the little i know of the case...

Quote: Originally Posted by limabean    I like the spirit of this thread, and I don't want to bring it down, but something about the concept of a particular parenting style "working" doesn't sit right with...

Quote: Originally Posted by kblackstone444  I'm surprised by how many people say they wouldn't be concerned with a child being left in a car by themselves as long as the child was old enough to leave the car by...

My son isnt an adult yet but he just finished his first year off at college thats more than 10 hours away and is spending the summer living in an apt in another state with some friends. So doing more "adult" things. One of the best...

Is this the child you write about in your other posts who wont stay in his crib (but you're worried about him staying in a toddler bed) and who won't keep his clothes one? And who was only 21 months old back in January?? There is...

My boys are 5.5 and not particularly small...they are still harnessed (both in a Nautilus which is a 5pt that can turn into both a high back and low back booster) and were rearfacing (in different seats) until age...