wow so much great info!! Dh & I are debating becoming foster carers as we have been asked by a 15 yr old girl whom I have befriended...we have said "no" to her, but it has sparked the debate in us as to our role in society and we would love to care for little ones whose parents aren't able too....

(btw the reason we have said "no" is she has had 3 foster carers in the past month and has had sexual problems with one in the past and we decided we weren't ready for that, but that I could be a constant in her life, one who would take her shopping *I bought her some shoes* and listen to her & chat with her when she needed someone)