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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

Booted n Suited Blog

Fostering Blogger – Fosterman Counting down to the end of the exams now, it can’t come quick enough for James (name changed). But we had a lovely weekend. It was my granddaughter’s christening, over in Surrey so we had a

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Fosterman Foster Carer and James Blog

Problem Foster Care Blog

Fostering Blogger – Fosterman We are on the finishing straight now regarding exams and you can see that James (name changed) is running out of steam. It’s been a very hard few weeks for him, for one reason or another,

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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

Testing Alice

Fostering Alice Blog Monday. Today I received a recall letter from our local children’s hospital for Alice for later this week. The nursing team at the renal department want to see her following her recent bout of urine infections. We

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

Long Term Alice

Fostering Alice Blog Thursday. One of the most frequent questions asked to us when people find out we are foster carers is ‘Are you going to adopt Alice’. It is so awkward. And it’s not just well meaning people either.

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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.

Foster Care | Caronavirus

Helen’s Fostering Blog Helping Children Understand the Coronavirus I think it is fair to say that the Coronavirus has taken us all completely by surprise. We are in unchartered waters which as adults is hard enough to understand and digest

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Coronavirus | Home Schooling

Helen’s Fostering Blog Adjusting to home schooling and being at home. As a family we are now on day 10 of self-isolating due to the Coronavirus.  We continue to keep our days well structured and busy.  We are enjoying the

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