Sibling contact advice needed
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 3:19 pm
Hi
I am a sgo for my neice , has been with us 12 months , and in foster care 8 months before coming to us . Contact with bm is every 4 weeks 4 hours , bm is allowed to bring somebody to join contact every other session but not for full session as agreed but must let me know in advance . Bm is with a new partner (5 months )not known to neice , bm is not allowed to bring any new partner to sessions untill they have been together a year , and only for an hour of session . Bm is pregnant again ( we havent been told by bm yet )what would the advice be regarding this sibling contact , I don't want contact to be about mum and new baby , I want niece to be the focus , I'm not sure what I should be offering in way of contact but thinking every two /three months , but how long ? I'm pretty sure an hour with a new born will be far to much ? Many thanks
I am a sgo for my neice , has been with us 12 months , and in foster care 8 months before coming to us . Contact with bm is every 4 weeks 4 hours , bm is allowed to bring somebody to join contact every other session but not for full session as agreed but must let me know in advance . Bm is with a new partner (5 months )not known to neice , bm is not allowed to bring any new partner to sessions untill they have been together a year , and only for an hour of session . Bm is pregnant again ( we havent been told by bm yet )what would the advice be regarding this sibling contact , I don't want contact to be about mum and new baby , I want niece to be the focus , I'm not sure what I should be offering in way of contact but thinking every two /three months , but how long ? I'm pretty sure an hour with a new born will be far to much ? Many thanks