The Fosterman Blog

Blog. This young man will be the death of me! He came home from school and did his homework and we then sat and watched the England game. After that we went over the park for a gentle run as

So we spent some time at the weekend at the gym. I am writing this on Tuesday and still feel achy and stiff. James (name changed) sailed through it, of course, and he feels fine and wants to go again

Blog James (name changed) and I were looking holidays for this summer. I’d love to take him abroad but he doesn’t have a passport and I can’t see his Mum providing the documentation needed to obtain one. So we’ve been

Blog After a busy and rather emotional week I thought we would have a quiet peaceful week, but I was mistaken. James (name changed) had been invited to a party at a friend’s house on Saturday night and James wanted

Fostering Positivity Blog I had a quiet weekend. James (name changed) didn’t though. Mr Sociable was a busy boy and I didn’t really see much of him. On Friday night he went around a mate’s for dinner. The friend was

Deeds Fostering Blog Back to normality can be a very difficult target for some people and it certainly was for James (name changed). Having spent so many days in the company of Paige he admitted that he was feeling sad

Chips Fostering Blog So the boy has returned looking very healthy and happy with the world. He came in, dumped his bag, and went for a bath. After his bath he emptied his bag and chucked it all in the

Covid 19 Lockdown It takes a particular type of person to succeed as a foster carer – you really don’t know if it is for you unless you try. It can certainly be very rewarding, but it isn’t without challenge.