Please remember everyone, different ages need different things! Please please PLEASE make sure you’re ready to foster kids of different ages. Even if you plan on only fostering young kids, there’s always a possibility they will have a sibling, or they’ll grow up faster then you thought!

About weighted blankets: nobody-and *especially* not an infant-should be using a weighted blanket they cannot remove on their own. If they can’t get the blanket off of themselves, it’s too heavy for them.

Your content comforts my sense of loss of a young woman who aged out of foster care and came to a tragic end. R. I.P. AR😢

Sling for newborns, front carriers for older babies, back carrier for toddlers, and a wagon for two year olds

I love all of these ideas, especially the hand/footprint kits and family book.

At least in the UK, sling libraries are a thing in many places. You can try different slings and borrow one that fits you and the baby. I don't know if they exist in other countries, but worth looking into.

Pro tip: most of the huge consignment sales like the Rhea ones have special rules and considerations for foster parents. Some let foster parents shop first and then also shop last through the donated pieces “left over”. Though it may seem crazy, oftentimes items like baby carriers are set to be donated. If you can do it, it’s totally, totally worth it every time.

I am a grand mother I am fascinated by your videos

Thank you for putting everything out about foster homes because my kid ended up in CPS and into foster home for temporary placement

I have a granddaughter due in a couple of months. She most likely be born with drugs in her system. We already have our first grandchild who was born addcted. I feel best if our soon to be granddaughter go to someone else. It wouldn't be fair to give them both the best chances of a normal life if I have to work with both. In a way I'm devastated feeling this way. I know a wonderful couple who have been through the foster care/adoption classes. They have experience with drug addicted newborns. I'm being told I can let CPS know about them after the baby is born but it most likely won't matter. They have no other children at this time. As everyone knows, the system sucks.

What happens if a breastfed baby is taken into foster care? Is it possible for some moms to pump to give milk to the foster parent? I've heard that's especially good for kids with NAS because their mom's milk will have small amounts of the narcotic and allow them to wean off of it more gently.

thanks for this video :] i'd like to do some fundraising for a foster care charity, do you know any good charities based in the UK/England I could fundraise for?

Are there options to feed foster babies breast milk? Obviously fed is best, but is breast milk also an option for foster families?

It must be difficult when you have children and babies for a long period of time and when it’s time for them to go back to their parents or get adopted must be heart breaking at times

So they expect newborn babies to sleep alone in a crib with no swaddle? That's honestly heart wrenching and completely unnatural. Imagine going from the womb to alone in a cold crib. The newborn startle reflex is so bad they wake themselves up constantly. That's why I swaddle if we're not cosleeping.