The Fosterman Blog

Fostering Blog I can remember those first days of the school term. The excitement of seeing your mates, getting a new timetable, finding out when you had games and PE. Then there was a new form teacher and, possibly, new

Fostering Blog An enjoyable weekend. Nice and relaxed before the big day of James (name changed) returning to school. It’s going to be strange for both of us. For James it’s a new school, new people and new teachers. I’m

Fostering Blog James (name changed) had a great week and was happy with school. He’d made a couple of mates and had been asked to try out for the football team. Obviously school was a very different place to be,

Fostering Blog My sons and their partners came around to meet James (name changed) as I’ve always felt that a Looked After Child (LAC) should feel part of your family if they are going to be staying for a fair

Fostering Blog Dealing with complaints can be worrying and frustrating in equal measures. Sometimes you will be angry at the sheer audacity of the person making the complaint, sometimes you will be upset. Most Foster carers will receive a complaint

Fostering Blog New Foster Care Placement Arrives A new placement has arrived today. Young James (name changed) is 14 and is with me for about 2 weeks due to issues at home. Got a phone call at the end of

Fostering Blog Contact Issues. After the debacle of the missed contact with Mum, James (name changed) hasn’t mentioned his Mum at all and when I asked if he had heard from her he said no. So after a couple of

Fostering Blog 09-07 Well James (name changed) enjoyed his shopping. 5 tee shirts, a hoodie and a pair of jogging bottoms later we headed back to the car for a quick visit to Primark for underwear and socks. Happily sorted

Fostering Blog 14/07 So today was the day that James (name changed) was due to return to his Mum’s. I did wonder if he would be a bit down or a bit reflective but he woke up in a good

Fostering Blog – Fosterman A quiet weekend, thank god. After all the fun and frolics of the previous weekends it was nice just to chill and relax. Saturday was a quiet day. I was up about 9 and James (name

Fosterman – Fostering Blogger Back to reality and early mornings, deep joy. But the last couple of weeks have been excellent and it’s given both of us a break from routine and the usual things. But now James (name changed)

Fosterman’s Fostering Blog What a great Bank Holiday weekend that was? James (name changed) and I were real social butterflies over the long bank weekend and we fully plunged into the whole Royal celebration. We did, all together, 2 street