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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

Football Scout Fostering Blog

Fosterman’s Foster Care Blog Back to a footballing weekend. James (name changed) had a match Saturday morning in Maidstone which meant an early start for the 45 minute journey. So we were up at 7 and ready to go after

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Fosterman Foster Carer and James Blog

Foster Carer Training Blog

Fosterman Fostering Blog James (name changed) had training on Tuesday evening and the coaches decided to have the session in a local park as the first team were using the main ground. It was nice to have a change of

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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 | Alice’s Break

Tuesday’s Fostering Blog Although we have now been away for three days I don’t think we ever really switch off from the job of fostering. Every trip we take, we are thinking about the logistics of how we would take

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

Fostering Blog | Rescued

Saturday’s Fostering Blog We decided not to bring the big Motability car away this week, after all we didn’t need the huge boot space which normally houses Alice’s wheelchair. Alice is away on respite this week, so we are 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.

Lovely language

Emma’s Fostering Blog. Dinner September – Charlie is 7 and I’m beginning to establish a good routine and boundaries, but I am finding the attention seeking, ‘in your face’ type behaviours difficult to ignore. He is constantly ?dgety and anxious,

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Fostering Holiday

Emma’s Fostering Blog Holiday With the New Year comes the thought about holidays. I always make sure I get a letter from the Social worker in plenty of time, arranging permission, getting paperwork signed; obtaining passports and overcoming any legal

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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 | Safeguarding

Helen’s Fostering Blogs Preparing and Safeguarding Our Home and Us Prior to welcoming foster children into our home, it was essential to think about safeguarding our home and ourselves against all possibilities. Our Social Worker helped us with this and

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Fostering Panel

Helen’s Fostering Blogs Time to face The Panel Our date for Panel was set a day before we went away on our summer holiday with our family.  So in between packing, having my nails done and buying my sun-cream we

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