Dates!!

Rachel Sonnier

So our case worker called this week, and our home visit will be on Monday the 12th and our interviews will be on the Thursday the 23rd!!!!

I am literally counting down the days. It has been 6 months since we started this whole process. I am so excited/nervous!!

Any advice?? I have been scouring the internet for helpful home study tips for the past few days.

;-) 

crene84

Yay!  My HS was super laid back.  We have a pretty big house and she took maybe 5 minutes going through it..we just sat and talked A LOT for 2 hours each visit (2 visits required for us).  My advice would be to look up general HS questions and prep some responses.  It's not a big deal but without having looked over them ahead of time, I probably would've blanked at some of them. GL!

silliestbunny

Yea!!!

Tips-  don't look at it as pass or fail.  Look at as a tutor coming into your home to evaluate and help you find risk areas. 

My experience-- no white glove tests.  Rather lots of talking about us (sort of fun....when was the last time someone wanted to sit and talk just about YOU!) and a review of home for safety things.

We found two areas that we needed to fix.... things I would have never thought about.  One was a floor heater.  We needed to buy child gates and send her a pic of them up so we could show that we could protect a child from hot floor heater vents.  Simple stuff   Non-threatening.

PS-  We have had several visits through the last two years w/our adoptions.  Never once did they even take a glass of water.  I wouldn't waste time baking or making snacks....

Foster1Mom

Relax. It was SOOOoooo much easier than it was in my head. You will do great.

Rachel Sonnier

Thanks ladies!! :-)