Has anyone out there attended a family counceling meeting for foster children. We are invited to go to one because of one of the foster children we currently have in the house. It's a way for the bio parents to feel like they have some type of say so in the future of their child as they are terminating their rights after the first of the year. They get to basically say, I would still like to have visits..open adoption...closed adoption...etc. They know already that once their rights are terminated and if we are offered, we are adopting him. Has anyone attended one of these...what are we to expect? Our input will be asked about certain questions...I guess I am just a little unsure. If anyone has any insight that would be great! Thanks
Also, any comments on open / closed adoption. He has been in the system for most of his life (age 4) and thinks it's normal to just VISIT mommy and daddy. He is in the system for a reason, (can't say why) so please remember that.
2006-11-12 08:51:47 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
It will be easier on you and eventually on the child to cut all ties with the birth parents if they are not nice people or have abused him in any way, mental, physical, anything. If you are mature enough at this time and I don’t mean in the future but now to put up with the birth parents you might want to consider to allow them visitation rights but only if the reason they are allowing the child to leave their home it a good, good, good one and they are really nice people. This is something you need to be counseled on professionally.♫
2006-11-15 10:27:45 · answer #1 · answered by # one 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋