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 Blog | Holidays
Thursday’s Fostering Blog We are fast approaching half term. It has been one of those half terms that has felt like it has gone on forever, but now we are approaching the break it somehow seems to have gone fast.
Alice’s violin
Monday’s Fostering Blog As we head towards the end of the school term things are starting to get very busy in the calendar. We have two sports days, leavers assemblies and parties, charity coffee morning, awards presentations and music concerts
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.
Desperate
Emma’s Fostering Blog We were in our second year of Fostering when Sophie came to live with us from a children’s home, she had 17 placement moves she was just 11 yrs. old. I remember being told that carers often
School
Emma’s Fostering Blog. School. There are a number of challenges working with many mainstream Schools, there is not enough support or understanding. There seems to be a lack of clarity about roles, a lack of information sharing and poor communication
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.
Our First Foster Children
Helen’s Fostering Blog. Last Minute Preparations Before the Children Arrived. When I woke up that morning and I knew my life was about to change, I was also acutely aware that wasn’t just how I would be feeling today. I
First Evening
Helen’s Fostering Blog First Evening Together The two children that arrived on that first day have changed so much in the last 14 months. So much so its hard to think of them as the same children. When they first
