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Fosterman

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Fosterman is a father and a fostercarer. He's fun loving and has ample of experience to provide any newbie carer with insight and know-how.

Fosterman Foster Carer and James Blog

Not Much Use Foster Blog

Fostering Bloggers Diary I have a pathological dislike of technology. I dropped my mobile phone and cracked the screen. James (name changed) laughed as I was always telling him to be careful with his own phone. So I took it

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Fosterman Foster Carer and James Blog

Fresh Air Fostering Blog

Fostering Blogs – Fosterman July already, where is the year going? James (name changed) has finished his exams so we had a meal out to celebrate along with Paige and her parents. We went to a local Indian restaurant and

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Less Ordinary Family

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Harriet is a birth mum of two teenage daughters and a fostercarer to a disbled girl called Alice. With her husband, Charlie by her side, they navigate the waters of a less ordinary family lifestyle.

Fulltime Foster Carer - Harriet author of: A Less Ordinary Family

Fostering Blog | Tricky Alice

Fostering Blog Monday’s Blog Today Alice has been up to her old tricks again. She has gone “fishing” again. What we mean by this is that she is looking for a fight or a reaction – it’s like she has

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Fulltime Foster Carer - Harriet author of: A Less Ordinary Family

Fostering Blog | Lifting Alice

Thursday’s Fostering Blog It’s getting to that busy time of year as get nearer to Christmas. Our two birth children break up from school at the end of the second week of December. To me this is crazy – having

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Emma’s Fostering Days

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Emma’s Fostering days blog are by an experienced foster carer who gives you an honest and revealing insight into the ups and downs of foster care. A great resource for other carers and those interested in becoming carers.

Special Guardianship

Emma’s fostering blog SGO Reading about the state of our social care over the last year it really worries me, I fear we seem to have lost sight of why children are coming into Foster care, how society has changed.

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Fostering Teens

Emma’s fostering blog Teens Sam hasn’t been with me very long, often I find in the beginning most children are not used to having boundaries or people just caring, they have been hurt, rejected, and neglected. I know with Sam

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Helen's Fostering Journey

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Helen is new to Foster Carer. After along time thinking about taking the leap Helen and partner get stuck in with there first placement(s). Insight into their journey.

Possessions

Helen’s Fostering Blogs Possessions Both Harry and Beth are very protective about all of their possessions and this has not altered at all in the 16 months they have been living with us. When Beth and Harry first came to

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Fostering Respite Blog

The Importance of Respite. The need to be you, every now and then. When you are caring for children who have experienced trauma in their lives, at times it can be very demanding and draining. There will be many times

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