Monday’s Fostering Blog It is fair to say that we have had a tough few weeks with Alice’s behaviour getting out of control. She is a bit like ticking time bomb – ready to go off at any time. Anything
Saturday’s Fostering Blog Today we met some friends at Legoland for the day. We left before 8 o’clock so that we could arrive before the park opened. It took nearly 2 hours to get there and when we arrived we
Saturday’s Fostering Blog Today we had a much needed respite break. Alice went to our friends for the day while we took Lauren and Annie into the city shopping. We made a day of it and so travelled in by
Monday’s Fostering Blog Going to the hairdressers is always a bit of a drama. Alice loves all the attention she gets from the hairdresser. One of the issues we have often had is the debate about how much hair needs
Thursday’s Fostering Blog One issue we have faced many times is getting childcare for Alice. Anyone who looks after her for us needs to be approved by social services. Getting last-minute childcare is therefore sometimes impossible. Today was one of
Friday’s Fostering Blog Fed up with seeing the deluge of Easter eggs and Easter chocolate bunnies etc. we have decided to let the girls have a little chocolate for desert after dinner time each day in a bid to lighten
Thursday’s Fostering Blog This morning, I have got two meetings with social workers. The first meeting is with my agency social worker for my monthly supervision meeting. This is a chance to talk about how things are going for both
Monday’s Fostering Blog I have really mixed feelings about swimming lessons. On the one hand it is amazing to see a child that is usually confined to a wheelchair having such freedom in the water. Alice is in a preschool
Fridays Fostering Blog Today Alice has gone to the local theme park with the local disabled club. We have organised transport to collect her which gives us an extra long day. She is collected just before nine O’clock. We have
Wednesday’s Fostering Blog It seems to have been an Easter holiday of two halves. Last week was full of challenging and emotional behaviour from Alice, long deep breaths from Charlie and I, and time-outs for everyone. This week, on the
Tuesday’s Fostering Blog It had been a quiet and fairly uneventful start to the week away. We were staying in a beautiful cottage furnished with bespoke fixtures and fittings, in the middle of miles of woodland. Like with many children
Friday’s Fostering Blog The children finish school today for the Easter holidays. It has been a long term and we have been looking forward to this break. It seems like half the country broke up last week, so co-ordinating meeting
