[shycar]

I was told that whatever you buy using the monthly stipened belongs to the child. I always send everything that I bought specifically for the child. Usually my foster kids leave with two big boxes of clothes, a box of diapers, at least 3 cans of formula, cereal, baby food, bags of toys, blankets, towel, bottles, sippy cups and I have even sent carseats to help out the parents if I think it would help out the parent. Usually the parents or family is shocked by the amount they leave with, but it is the babies things not mine and I feel I have no right to keep it.

Things I buy with my money I keep and clothes that I bought that no longer fits I keep also. I have a credit card that is for foster kids, so when I get a new kid I can go out and buy what they need and then pay it off when I get our check.