So earlier today on this blog, I wrote about a sibling group that stayed together, but in retrospect I think they should have been separated - at least temporarily.

There are times when siblings should be separated for the safety of the other children, or when a great deal of time and attention is needed for one child over another.

My blogger friend Heidi wrote about one such sibling group that had been separated. There were five siblings in all, four of which had been adopted by two families. The oldest brother couldn’t be around his younger siblings for safety reasons... more

Should you keep sibling groups together? I used to think so. Before I had a sibling group of foster children. Two of the three siblings lived with us for a number of months. We took in the third sister from time to time as well. The caseworker asked me if we should keep them together or separate them. I saw how they played together, and how bonded they were, and emphasized they should stay together.

That was before I knew better.

I’ve since learned there are many reasons to separate siblings - if maybe only for a short time.

Going back, I would have separated... more

When you get sibling groups with different Dads, you may be working with all the birth families for visitations, possible placements and termination of parental rights.

I had three kids, with three different dads, who had lived together all their lives, and now one Dad had stepped in to possibly adopt. It was traumatic for me and the kids, as one kid went to Dads and the others didn't.
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