Fostering Carers Blogs
Fosterman

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.

Blog | Meeting Nightmares
Fostering Blog – Meetings After the emotional nature of the meeting James (name changed) took a couple of days to get back to his normal self. He had been very quiet and had spent a lot of time in his

Fostering Blog | Favourable Weather
Fostering Blog – Weather. So normality has returned to the household. James (name changed) is back to his happy normal self and I spend the days pottering and trying to get motivated to do some more exercise. I had a
Less Ordinary Family

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.

Fostering Blogs | Alices’s Doughnuts
Foster Care Blog Thursday It is always slightly chaotic in the run up to Christmas. This year the children broke up from school ten days before Christmas day. That meant I had them around the whole week leading up to

Fostering Blog | Especially For Alice
Alice – Fostering Blog Sunday After all the preparations this week Christmas Eve has finally arrived. We have a few family traditions on Christmas Eve and it is so lovely to now see Alice joining in on them because she
Emma’s Fostering Days

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,
Another rejection
Emma’s Fostering Blog. Another rejection I feel like I have failed with Craig. When Craig 14 yrs. came to us we knew it would be a challenge but we never realised just how much. Craig had been in Foster care
Helen's Fostering Journey

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
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
