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Foster Parents Looking for Activities for 10 Yr Old Girl
I need help in learning about activities that would interest a 10 year old girl I am a new foster parent to a 10 year old have no children of my own so a ...
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- All 10 year olds are in a different place. I have one and he is enjoying different things than his friends. That being said ~ can you ask her? :) My 10 year ol...
- My 11 year old girl likes Webkinz. Those are a popular assortment of stuffed animals that come with a code so they can go online and create a home for their animal, pl...
- How wonderful for you! I would so love to foster but my dh doesn't want to. I agree with the others who mentioned Girl Scouts. My dd(11) is a total tomboy but still en...
Older Parents of Young Children
I thin adopting is a great way, maybe bring in a foster child who looks like may be up for adoption or just sign up for adoption. ...
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- think carefully if you have the financial, emotional, & physical resources to care for another child, whether newborn or older child. If you feel you do, then by all m...
- L., You mentioned that you are unlikely to have any grandchildren. Have you considered all that goes into raising a child of your own. You've done it before, so thi...
- I do not know about adopting or fostering - but I had my last 2 children when I was 41 and 43. My husband was 52 and 54. If you feel you have the energy and your hea...
Adoption Advice
We have seven biological children and have adopted three through the foster care system. We are foster parents. One of our adopted children was two and a ...
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- Just be prepared to possibly have some problems for awhile. A toddler may of been in afoster home or several, had issues with real parents and then been taken away etc...
- V., You have gotten many replies with good advice. I just wanted to add that we, too, are in the process of adopting a toddler, who is part of a sibling group t...
- try www.pathway.org that is the agency we are using to foster to adopt. They are great!
Only Child Issue
***If you really want another child to love and don't want her to grow up "alone " you can always adopt a foster child close to her age. So many children are ...
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- My son is 14 and an only child. I had him very young so by the time I even thought about having another, he still would have essentially grown up as an only child anyw...
- I am an only child and I will tell you the truth according to me...I too had lots of cousins that I played with all the time but they all went back to their houses tog...
- HaVE you considered being a foster parent to a very needy child that's the same age or just younger than her? You can try to meet the parents of some of the other c...
Milestones
Greetings S.: As the Mother of 5 children, now a Grandmother, and on top of it all a foster parent. I wanted to add my personal experiances to your answer ...
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- For my daughter (1 st born) about 5 months. For my son about 8 or so months.
- My 13 month old is doing the same things Cassie W 's baby is. I agree at 5 months they are just rolling over. My baby still can't say dada or at least when she is s...
- I have to agree with Kathy and Cassie. My 13 month old son definitely knows that when I say, "Where's dadda?" he is to go and find dadda. He's been doing this for ab...
Please Tell Me Your Adoption Story
Regardless of whether you adopt a child at birth, foster children, or adopt from abroad, there are many issues that these children face -regardless of the ...
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- Hi P., I grew up in foster care and didnt get adopted till i was 15. I am no 20 years old. I know alot about adoption and CPS. There are lots of children who nee...
- Best of luck to you in your adoption plan. I had always wanted to adopt as a young child. I told my husband I could not marry him unless we adopted children. I did my ...
- Oh P., My daughters were both adopted. When we found out we could not have biological children, I was devastated. My whole life all I ever wanted to be was a wife a...
Questions About Adoption
I have thought for quite awhile about adoption, especially when it comes to foster children. They have less chance at having a family, and it breaks my ...
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- I am an adoptive mom, and can't say enough positive things about it. That being said, I must warn you that it is an emotional roller coaster ride to get to the goal l...
- Hi J., You said you were still open to thoughts so I just wanted to share with you that my parents were foster/adoptive parents and I have 7 younger adopted siblings...
- I dont know a lot about the process except it can take a very long time! I really just wanted to show my appreciation to you. So many children are in need of homes and...
Fostering to Adopt
We are wanting to foster to adopt a child ( entertaining sibling groups ) under the ..... I was a the natural child of parents who had many foster children. ...
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- We have adopted two children by fostering to adopt. We are in the process of adopting our third. If you have any questions feel free to message me. We have been inv...
- I have no advise for you though I did have friends who did this and it was a hard start but turned out to be a blessing. I just wanted to say thank you for having such...
- We also had one bio child, and couldn't have anymore, so we choose to adopted. We adopted the most beautiful little girl almost two years ago and had a great experien...
Single Mom of One Wants More Children
How about being a foster parent? It could lead to adoption - maybe. There are a lot of children out there that need a home and need to feel loved. ...
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- Hello B.. How about being a foster parent? It could lead to adoption - maybe. There are a lot of children out there that need a home and need to feel loved. Most o...
- Dear B., You sound like a WONDERFUL woman and an AWESOME mother. I am a firm believer that a man does not necessarily mean a more satisfying, rewarding life. I'm ...
- I am a single(I do have a boyfriend but I have my own place and pay my own bills)mother of two one is 3 and the other is 17 months. (I don't get help from there fathe...
Adoption
most states want you to be a foster parent first.there are many couples that want babies please consider an older child my brother started out in the foster ...
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- my friend went through a wonderful adoption agency here in indianapolis. if you email me directly i can get you the information. ____@____.com
- Are you thinking of international adoption or domestic adoption? They each have a different set of joys, problems, and paperwork. We adopted both of our children int...
- I don't know where you live,but if you are intersted in adopting here in the states, I recommend you contact Kirsh and Kirsh. They are not cheap, but you are more li...
