nope and due to my work I am not in a position to do it now...but may in time! good on you for offering your home tho!
It takes someone special to do respite care...maybe even at times more so than to foster due to having these kids for such a short time...or for an unknown period!
protect your heart in all this....thats my advice!
give all you can and make sure these kids get love and affection...and where youre able to make sure the parents / caregivers know that you adore their child and have their best interests in mind at all times....
all the best for this pathway you have chosen....I salute you!!!
its an awesome job!
Anyone foster/provide respite for kids?
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Its hard and rewarding at the same time. I think your situation will probably be easier though as ours was tainted hugely by the expectation that we actually adopt the child involved, which unforunately didn't end up being a reality. I would adbvise still though to decide what rules you want in place and keep them. Don't let yourself be swayed by the bad life that some of the kids might have had. Kids need boundires and often these children have not had them...and this has been shown in their lives by lack of rules, lack of general care and indifference. 
IMO the worse thing you could do is be reallay lenient and let them give you sob stories, and the worst thing you could do is not care IYKWIM? By laying down boundries and rules etc you are showing you DO care and that the kids are more than their sad story. 
