[garry970]

Hi, roomformore

This is garry970 (the one from the same agency as you)

Congratulations, on your placement!!

I now have an 11yo boy, but he is only supposed to be with me for 1 month. He is being adopted, along with his 4 sibs, in Febuary by his Godmother.

Anyway, the haircut issue came up when I was in training class last year. I don't take girls anyway, so I thought I was in the clear. Usally boys have short hair. I am African American, and nowadays, AA boys have the braids, and I found out that if I got a boy with braids, I would have to maintain his hair as if he was a girl, if the bio parent doesn't want it cut.

So far, I haven't had any boys with braids, but I'm expecting to have one in the future.

The 2 boys I had last year, their bio mom WANTED them to get a haircut (they didn't have braids though, they just needed a haircut). In fact, after their 2nd visit with bio mom, the caseworker said that the bio mom was upset b/c their hair wasn't cut yet. It was just like she still had custody of them, but I knew the rules.

I had their hair cut the next day.

The boy I have now came with a haircut, and the caseworker/therapist said that it is OK to continue getting him a haircut.

garry970