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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

Fish Fostering Blog

Fostering Blogger Fosterman Well the heat is affecting me and James (name changed). I took to Amazon and bought us both a fan for our respective bedrooms. It certainly made a difference temperature wise and, once you got used to

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Fosterman Foster Carer and James Blog

James Disappeared Foster Blog

Fostering Blogs By Fosterman A hot and busy weekend. James (name changed) and I went about our normal routine whilst trying to stay cool. Saturday we went out, initially to eat, but ended up having a drive out and somehow

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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

Alice arrived

Monday 17th October Blog While at a fostering conference recently I came across a company called Madlug (https://madlug.com). It is a business that sells bags and luggage. The amazing thing they do is that when you buy a bag or

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

A start date for Alice

Wednesday 6th July Blog So today we have our first TAC (Team around the Child) meeting for Alice.  The Inclusion support team have called the meeting with the hope that we can move forward in getting her into school.  They

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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.

Contact | Blog

Helen’s Fostering Blogs Contact with their Mum and Dad Like many foster children Beth and Harry have contact with their family.  For Beth and Harry this means they spend 2 hours a month with their Mum. This contact is supervised

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Tough Life

Helen’s Fostering Blog Life can be tough sometimes So, our family holiday was booked over a year in advance and we would be joined by my stepdaughter, sister, her partner, my brother and his wife and two nephews. This was

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