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Am I Right in Not Letting My Grandchild's Mom Visit? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
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Question: I have been fostering our grandchild since March. It is now almost September. Both biological parents had drug addiction. Bio mom was on a trial home visit, but used this as the reason our grandchild is with us. After the trial home visit ended, bio mom was still getting supervised visits 2x a week. After every visit, the little one was dysregulated and started biting and hitting the daycare kiddos and the provider, and would also act out towards us. She is only 15 months old.
Both parents terminated their rights in May, and that is when I put a stop to the visits. We know bio mom was still using while having her supervised visits. I give weekly updates and photos to bio mom. But she keeps pushing for (in-person) visits, and I can't do visits, as I don't know if bio mom is clean or still using. She has had 13 years of using and has found loopholes in the system to keep seeing her other kids, when she doesn't have custody of them.
Since we stopped visiting, my grandchild has become more stable and regulated and has stopped biting and hitting. Our caseworker has filed the adoption papers, and we will soon finalize the adoption. Bio mom is still using, and she tells me she is an alienated parent, and that I am keeping her from her child. Am I doing the right thing by not letting her see the child?
Resources:
- How Do You Manage Relationships with Birth Parents with Substance Use Disorders?
- Open Adoption With Addicted Birth Parents
- 5 Tips for Navigating Sticky Situations with Birth Parents
- Practical Help for Shared Parenting in Kinship Caregiving
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