DawnM Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Can you post pictures of your foster kids with your family on FB? Just curious. I thought you weren't allowed but I have a friend who posts pictures of the kids she fosters all the time. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagsWife Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 My agency allows us to post pictures, but they want our security settings locked down so people outside of our friends can't see our pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 We were told no, but some agencies allow it if no names are posted. If it a group photo with lots of other kids and no names, then we can, but our agency really prefers no Facebook postings of the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliegmom Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 We were told not to which I think is best to protect your family and the child's privacy. It's just so hard because we love these little ones and want to share their special moments with friends and family. I would send e-mail updates (with photos) to a few close family and friends and our little ones were in our Christmas photo/card. Facebook is a public entity so we need to be careful about what we post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 No and it is in our paperwork so there is no excuse for all the people who do. However, I know that isn't the rule everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamatohaleybug Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I wasn't allowed to. In fact, I mentioned that I had a foster daughter (just that, no identifying information whatsoever) and that got me in trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 As a former foster KID, the very idea terrifies me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 No. No pictures online allowed here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 No, no pictures allowed, including pictures of sports teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I do........BUT my current foster child is a 16 year old girl who is not at risk from bio family, etc. but this is more of her doing. She has a facebook page of her own and posts lots of pictures and has asked me to post some on mine.....like of her making her first loaf of bread in the bread machine, etc. I would not with younger kids, kids at risk from bio family, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bensmom Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 No. We signed papers agreeing that we would not post pics online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Ok, it must be different in different locations. She posts pictures and first names and it could be that only her friends on FB can see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMV Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 We don't use Facebook so that isn't a problem. We do have a different online photo and video sharing account but it is accessible only to people we allow access to (relatives and close friends). It is not publicly searchable or viewable. We have included pictures of both of our current foster children in this but only after approval from their caseworkers. We mainly set this account up for family that isn't close by so they can see the kids at least in pictures and videos in between visits. We are in the process of adopting one of these girls and are approaching the process with the other so in some ways they are our daughters and excluding them feels wrong and hurtful. If it wasn't ok with their caseworkers we probably would have suspended sharing photos and videos of any of the girls in this fashion for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkd Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 No. We cannot id kid at all, name, image, status, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Nope - we were specifically told no pictures/names/mention we are even fostering on FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in TN Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 We were told posting pictures was fine as long as we didn't identify the children as foster child. Since all of our foster child have been under two (most were newborn/infants) when placed that wasn't a big deal. Besides those close to our family IRL already knew which ones we fostered. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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