These are some of the things we have been doing in the process of becoming foster parents:
- a health inspection of our home (first we had to baby-proof everything!)
- a fire inspection of our home
- creating a fire escape plan
- TB tests
- CPR certification (we made this fun: we hosted a class at our home – I provided childcare, and our friends and family learned first aid!)
- creating a list of house rules and rewards (that was a bit of a challenge, as we don’t have any kids yet, and we will be taking care of babies!)
There is still more paperwork to do, and we are attending several parenting classes this week. A social worker will be doing our home study tomorrow afternoon, so that is exciting! It is a lot of work, but as the director of our foster organization says, the kids are worth it!
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October 4th, 2006 at 02:04 PM So exciting! We are one step behind you! We passed the fire inspection on Monday and will be scheduled for a home study in about a week. Probably 40 days until we are licensed and then waiting for the call. Sounds like you are doing well in Austin!
October 5th, 2006 at 04:38 AM Hi Kristin! It is so neat that you are becoming foster parents, too! I can't wait to share stories. We had our home study yesterday - it was a 3 hour interview! I can't believe all of the details they ask about childhood things and how we plan to raise children. It was fun, but it sure was long! Do you have some sample questions to look over? Let me know if you have any questions!
October 6th, 2006 at 02:53 AM No, I don't have any sample questions. I'm thinking I'll have to get a book or look through our paperwork from our agency, although I'm not remembering anything like that. Do you have any resources? I'm alittle nervous about it.
October 6th, 2006 at 04:19 AM I will email you some resources. Also, I did some web searches for things like making the list of family rules and rewards - other foster parents have posted some things about that.