[Dmommab]

I have had children ages newborn to 10 years old & they all have called me mom. The older kids called me mom because my biological kids called me mom but it was their choice & I agree with the statement that whatever they want to call me is ok as long as it's respectful. I've had a couple biological parents upset that the children do call me mom but that is one thing I will not do is ask a child not to call me mom! If they want to they can. I did talk to their mom & explain to her that there are other children in the house that call me mom & so it's just real natural for them to call me mom too. Explained to her that I am not trying to take her place - just want them to be comfortable here. Anyone close to us knew when we were going to get a new foster child so there was no explaining to be done in front of the children. For others I would also explain that they were just "staying with us for a while" and haven't had any uncomfortable situations after that explanation. Good luck!