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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People do it but its very hard if you have a "great" career in less you hire a nanny especially with three kids.  The kids will probably have weekly family visits, lots of medical/dental appointments at first and can have weekly (or more) mental health, speech and ot therapies.  Can you handle doing all that driving with 4-5 kids and a full-time job?  You are probably better off waiting until your kids are in college and you have the time as its a very different need/parenting.  Its a wonderful thing to do but it doesn't sound realistic as its not as simple as just having one more child in your house as these kid may have a lot of needs.[/quote]

Thanks that is a good point. I have a nanny but would switch to a live in au pair if I fostered. [/quote]

You'd have to check guidelines as there are rules about who can take care of a foster child and they'd have to go through background and other checks as well.   Can one person handle multiple appointments per week for one child PLUS all your kids needs?  Fostering is a wonderful thing to do but depending on the child/family situation if you want to give them a good life (which it sounds like) vs. the absolute minimum its a lot of work.  Wait till your kids are older as they need your attention too.[/quote]

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