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We are in the process of adopting a 6 year old girl from foster care. She is currently in an exceptional therapeutic foster home and we have a great deal of contact with her foster parents. She comes to live with us in the middle of June when school is out and in the meantime we are visiting. What I wanted to know is - is it appropriate to give the foster parents a gift? They have had 47 kids come and go from their home, so this isn't something new for them. What type of gift should it be?
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Gifts are never inappropriate, I don't think. Perhaps a memento of the child, like a photo in a nice frame. Or, perhaps something that future foster children can use; it sounds like they've had a lot of them! Toys? No...maybe a Toys-R-Us gift certificate? A bean bag chair? Or, how about storage space...one of those nice, inexpensive plastic storage units that has a bunch of different drawers in it? That way, if they have a lot of foster children at once, they will each have a few drawers for their personal things. Or, maybe something a little less utilitarian, like a nice houseplant in a pretty pot? You know the foster parents, so you're in a better position to decide what sort of gift would best suit them. But again, I don't think that giving a gift would be considered out of line. Sincerely, Sharon :)
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I think gifts are wonderful for foster parents, because most foster parents do this type of work because they have a love for kids!! I think a Toys r Us Gift Certificate would be great or even a Kids R Us, because sometimes kids come into foster care with only the shirt on they're back, and they may need some extra clothes....Sincerely, Brenda.....