Emma’s fostering blog Social media It was the first support group after the long summer holidays, carers were chatting amongst themselves when the FSW started shouting at everyone to be quite, and then she stated ‘while you lot have been
Emma’s fostering blog Testing time It’s been a strange year as Adam is having therapy and his behaviour has been so difficult. As I collected Adam from School the teacher came out she stated that Adam appeared to be in
Emma’s fostering Blog The wrong crowd Sophie came to us at 8 she was polite, courteous and eager to please, sometimes she was reluctant to think for herself, she needed additional boundaries to keep her focused. She was happy and
Emma’s fostering blog Big Ben When Dan first came to us we soon learned that he hadn’t had any experiences of life outside where he came from. He was so Inquisitive, he was like a toddler asking how this and
Emma’s Fostering Blog Human beings It has been a particularly stressful week, visiting School almost on a daily basis and last night George had another meltdown, which resulted in him jumping on and breaking his bed. As usual I can’t
Emma’s fostering blog Managers and directors In the news and all over social media fostering is being discussed, and it’s about time. I’m pleased about this, I have been an active foster carer for many years and seen many changes
Emma’s fostering blog Maths Jack is 15 and it wasn’t long before we figured out that he was struggling with the everyday life concept of maths, and he still uses his fingers to count instead of using more sophisticated strategies.
Emma’s fostering blog Selective mute James almost 18 and challenging because he is a selective mute (a phobia of speaking) he is also autistic. James would find it difficult in independent living as he needs constant prompts to just do
Emma’s Fostering Blogs. Emotions. Emotionally being a Foster carer is challenging, even as you vow never to take in another child, never to allow yourself to become so involved again, having to face the heartbreak of giving them up –
Emma’s Fostering Blog Misconceptions A fact -most Foster Carers can’t afford to foster without being paid, they need to provide a warm comfortable home and pay the bills just like anyone else. When Foster carers complain about the challenges it’s
Emma’s Fostering Blogs. New Carers. As new carers we were resilient and determined to do our job well and make a big difference, but it wasn’t easy, we went through tough times and were tested to breaking point on many
Emma’s Fostering Blog Social media Leanne is staying for a month on respite, its two weeks in and like most teenagers she is always on her mobile phone. There are some issues with her as apparently she keeps informing me
