What's your opinions of the transition period from Fc to new families? In some cases I find a week from first meeting to moving in to forever home a bit short, I feel in some cases, if the child in question is at an age where they would suffer, that a week meeting and still being at Fc then a week of FCs visiting, going park etc would be mentally beneficial.
The way it is now, to me, is comparable to going cold turkey from an addiction, or suffering mourning from the loss of loved ones. I know that 'research' says this is the best way, but having a child of my own now I am starting to understand the upset and confusion that the child in question is going through.
It's so sad, we all know he'll have great life but to me it's important that what happens during this time doesn't damage him, because even though he is still young (3) he may not remember people but what he feels and experiences shouldn't distress him because they will still shape the person he becomes
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OohQuack · 14/08/2014 22:46
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