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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

Blogging Again

Fostering expert? It was a typical weekend, football, eating, sleeping and more football. James (name changed) had a game on Saturday morning so we had an early night on Friday and no takeaway. We got to the ground early, on

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Fosterman Foster Carer and James Blog

Fostering Can Of Worms Blog

Fostering Diary Blogger. When James (name changed) went off to school on Wednesday I decided to make a few changes in the house. I decided on a new suite for the front room, a new bathroom and maybe a garden

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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 | Neighbours

Sunday’s Fostering Blog There are many times in life when you feel like you are juggling too many balls and is only a matter of time before one of them drops. Some years ago a close friend told me to

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

Fostering Blog | Alice’s Break

Saturday’s Fostering Blog Fostering a child with additional needs like Alice can sometimes take its toll on family life. We have learnt over the last four years that the best thing to do is to take regular times of respite.

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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.

On a day like this one

Not quite the weekend we had planned! Our eldest daughter Annie woke up Saturday with tonsils the size of golf balls and a raging temperature. No annual family visit to the Christmas Nativity production then. Well, not for all of

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Fostering Loss

Emma’s Fostering Blog Losses Understandably John is beside himself at the thought of his younger brothers going for adoption and his mother rejecting him, recently he had flash backs and disclosed some information which has been passed to his social

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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.

Fostering Referrals

Helen’s Fostering Blog Receiving referrals We received our first referral about two children whilst we were away on holiday. My husband and I had always agreed that as lovely as babies are we felt school age children would fit into

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Fostering Referral

Helen’s Fostering Blogs When a Referral Becomes a Placement! When I received the referral that ended with us being placed with two children, I was aimlessly wondering around Costco with my brother and sister. I took the call from my

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