Anyone know anything about short break respite fostering?  (5
Posts) Lovethesea Fri 18-Jan-13 20:31:31  Am I right in thinking
there are organisations that organise links between families
with a child with additional needs and a family that can offer
care for a weekend or few days every so often?  I am wondering
if I am in a position to offer respite but don't know how this
is organised, whether my two children are too young (4 and 2.5)
etc.  I've emailed Break as they seem to offer this but I'm
waiting on information from them and thought the mumsnet
grapevine would have a breadth of knowledge on the subject.
Tilly28 Sat 19-Jan-13 08:22:23  Me and my partner have just been
approved as short break foster carers. We applied to essex
council and had to go through the same process as people wanting
to be full time foster carers! It's a lot of work but we have
just been matched with a family and will now provide respite for
a weekend every month!!! Normally the children who get short
breaks have disabilities. Ho