not_now_plz

From your experience, have you seen a lot of success with single foster parent homes?

Have you ever been put in a situation where you weren't properly prepared to deal with it?

Are you able to request certain parameters? For example, can you say that you're not comfortable being placed with children who have certain violent behaviors or disabilities that you don't feel you would be able to serve well? If so, how good is the agency about following through on those requests?

Did you ever have any concerns about your personal safety or your belongings? I mean both from the child and the child family.

I know a lot of these questions sound negative, and I don't mean for them to be. This is something I'm actually interested in doing myself, but I never had an avenue to ask about these types of questions to really make sure I know what I'd be getting myself into.

Thank you for such an in depth response.

You actually covered something else I was wondering. How big is your close family/friend extended network? How well do they integrate your foster children into their family activities and life. I was also going to ask how important extended family/friends relationships are for the children, but you covered that part.

We don't let them know where we live,

I'm surprised this is doable. With the child involved with his/her family and how easy it is to be an internet detective, it seems hard to keep that kind of info secure.

Are you able to request certain parameters? For example, can you say that you're not comfortable being placed with children who have certain violent behaviors or disabilities that you don't feel you would be able to serve well? If so, how good is the agency about following through on those requests?

Thank you so much for the useful info.

One last set of questions. How big is your close family/friend extended network? How well do they integrate your foster children into their family activities and life?