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Foster to Adopt: Photo Books?

lizlemmon19lizlemmon19
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Did anyone who did foster to adopt make photobooks for the social worker to give to the potential children after visits or for the transition? It was discussed in our class only briefly.  I have found a lot online for profile books for domestic infant adoption, and those are more geared toward the birth parents.

We are looking to adopt toddler/preschool age.  I am trying to keep it as simple as possible.  So far I have: a picture of us, our house, yard, pets, grandparents, aunts, and uncles.

I was thinking of a page of our interests with pictures (like beach, riding bikes, etc.) I could do a picture of their room, but there is not much in there right now. We were hoping to ask them before picking out decor (assuming they are somewhat verbal). Is that cheesy? I don't want it to seem like we are "selling" ourselves.  I also didn't want to include too many new people (like cousins, etc).

But do you think a page like "we have a big family with lots of kids for you to play with" with pics of kids is ok?

 Any other ideas? Samples?

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  • DaisyZHDaisyZH member
    I don't have any experience with this (yet!) but I think this is a lovely idea.  I don't think that it's cheesy at all.  I would think it would be very nice to have during the transition, and I think you're right to keep it simple.  For that age group I think those pictures sound perfect. 


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  • Foster1MomFoster1Mom
    While going through licensing that is something that was listed on the list to complete but they did not require it. I think it is a good idea if there is a child older to transition into the home.
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  • lizlemmon19lizlemmon19

    That's a good idea to do one later with the birth parents, etc. 

    The children we are being considered for right now are 3 and 18months.

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  • JellyTwoPointOJellyTwoPointO member
    I think that sounds like a fantastic idea and it's something we are going to do too. Some states or agencies offer an online profile to be built for other case workers to view and show to the children whose cases they're managing, but I think maybe a tangible book would be good too. I would keep it simple yet animated, just like a children's book is.
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  • davidandheatherdavidandheather member
    We are thinking of doing the same thing as we get closer. I just looked at my friend's scrapbook who put this together for a sibling group she was in the process of adopting. She filled it up with pictures of her and her DH, the pets, the other kids, the house, the yard, family, and what I thought was neat -pictures of the life the kids would be living -pictures of the nearby park, the little league field, the school. I thought that was a good idea to let the kids start to visualize their new home and everything that would come with it. She also did an adoption quilt with them. She had each of their brothers and sisters choose and cut a piece of fabric, and then they sewed it together during one of their visits before coming home.
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