[blubutterflies03]

Hi,
I know that alot of people do not mention the names of their children on here, and I understand. Is it a big no-no to post pics of any sort of your foster children on the internet? I initially put up a couple on myspace (where my profile is set to private) and my sister adviced me to take them off. A couple of my classmates I went to foster parent classes though have pics of their foster children posted on the net on myspace though. I am thinking it is way better to not do it then do it. I know that these children need to be protected, but just know that while they are with me they are part of my family. So, when I am putting pics of my family I guess I can't put theirs. What do you think?

[MomwithFive]

Until our adoption was finalized we had no pictures of our daughter online. hth's

[athikers]

I think the advice you received was wise. We are not allowed to distribute or publicize pics of our kids (which includes any pics on the internet).

[vegaschristina]

if you're going to post a family picture, blur the faces of just the foster kids.

[Mkuhlmann06]

I am seconding the previous posts. Do NOT post pictures of your foster kids or that contain your foster kids' faces, unless you blur the faces. Maybe the best thing you can do for the other classmates is send them an email providing them the same wise advice!

[stevenstwin]

I think the basic rule of thumb is that the only person who has the right to post a child's picture are the legal guardians of the child - in the case of a foster child, that'll be either their parents or the State.

[Scrapsathome]

I block my foster children's faces when I post pictures on my blog. I asked my CW what they do when they take group photos of events where there are foster kids. She said if the picture is "non-identifying" like the back of their head or if their face is blocked out then they can still use the photos. The best idea is probably just to ask someone in charge where you attended the classes. They'd be able to tell you the local rules involved.

Jess

[amb]

I wanted to post pics of A on my blog on myspace, so I set my page to private. Only people on my friends list can view anything on my myspace page, including any pics or blogs about A.