Comments on: One Child Affecting Another http://fost-adopt.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/one-child-affecting-another News and information for those planning to adopt through foster care as well as firsthand accounts of those who have. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:12:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://fost-adopt.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/one-child-affecting-another/comment-page-1#comment-1170 Kelly Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:52:08 +0000 http://foster-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/03/29/one-child-affecting-another#comment-1170 Yes, it is perfectly fine. If I were taking in an older child, I would take that into consideration, but it's never been an issue in our home, and the bottles are within plain sight in our kitchen. We have a baker's rack with a wine rack on the bottom. We have been through 4 home studies with them there, and not one worker has had an issue with them.<br /> <br /> With younger children you might want to keep other bottles of alcohol out of their reach, but wine bottles are not easy to open. Yes, it is perfectly fine. If I were taking in an older child, I would take that into consideration, but it’s never been an issue in our home, and the bottles are within plain sight in our kitchen. We have a baker’s rack with a wine rack on the bottom. We have been through 4 home studies with them there, and not one worker has had an issue with them.

With younger children you might want to keep other bottles of alcohol out of their reach, but wine bottles are not easy to open.

]]> By: deutche-donaldsons http://fost-adopt.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/one-child-affecting-another/comment-page-1#comment-1169 deutche-donaldsons Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:30:34 +0000 http://foster-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/03/29/one-child-affecting-another#comment-1169 im not yet a foster paretn but i am just now doing my application... i read your blog and i just had a quick question. i saw at the begining you mentioned a mine bottle... is it alright to keep wine in the house with foster children.. my husband is from germany and his grandprents send us some of their local wines from time to time....<br /> <br /> thanks<br /> Brooke im not yet a foster paretn but i am just now doing my application… i read your blog and i just had a quick question. i saw at the begining you mentioned a mine bottle… is it alright to keep wine in the house with foster children.. my husband is from germany and his grandprents send us some of their local wines from time to time….

thanks
Brooke

]]> By: KatjaMichelle http://fost-adopt.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/one-child-affecting-another/comment-page-1#comment-1168 KatjaMichelle Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:47:13 +0000 http://foster-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/03/29/one-child-affecting-another#comment-1168 Having worked in group care I'm all too familiar with finding out the social workers haven't given all the information about a child. I've also seen many occasions where other youth take on the characteristics of the one who's acting out.<br /> <br /> While it never feels good to do sometimes terminating a placement or in this case ending respite early is the absolute best thing a person can do for the good of the other children in the home. Having worked in group care I’m all too familiar with finding out the social workers haven’t given all the information about a child. I’ve also seen many occasions where other youth take on the characteristics of the one who’s acting out.

While it never feels good to do sometimes terminating a placement or in this case ending respite early is the absolute best thing a person can do for the good of the other children in the home.

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