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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 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

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

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

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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.

Blog | Time for Home

Emma’s fostering blog Time to go home They say all good things come to an end, which is a shame as we have had a really successful week camping, and I say that with relief because the boys can be

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Fostering Outcomes Blog

Emma’s fostering blog Different outcomes How is the system fair when ‘Looked after children’ can remain with their Foster carers until they are 21 but young people in residential homes are out in the cold on their 18th birthday.  On

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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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