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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

Fostering Loss and Gain

Fostering Blogger Back to some kind of normality with the big lad home. I was up at 8, coffee made, toast and marmalade going down nicely. James (name changed) didn’t surface until gone 11. I guessed that he would want

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Fosterman Foster Carer and James Blog

Exhausted Blog

Fosterman – Fostering Blogger. My temporary placement, Shaun (name changed) has settled in well. He slept great on his first night. He woke up a bit disorientated but I was already up and waiting for him. He had some cereal

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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 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.

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

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

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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.

Emma’s Fostering Blog

Fostering – Planning transition. I know as a Foster Carer that many of our looked after children and care leavers face unfair and unjust discrimination. Most have to deal with personal issues of low self-esteem, low self-confidence and low achievement

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Emma’s Blogs | Celebration

Emma’s Fostering Blog Celebration. Last week a letter came through the door – It had Dan’s name on it, he was very excited, I watched him open the letter and reading out aloud, announced he had won an award, he

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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.

First Step to Foster

Helen’s Fostering Blog Finally, we make the big first step into fostering. It was in the early stages of my relationship with my husband that we first discussed fostering. As it was something I had always wanted to do I

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Foster Carer Assessment

Helen’s Fostering Blog Form F – Assessment Process After our first initial meeting with a representative from the Agency we were assigned a Supervising Social Worker. A Supervising Social Worker provides both supervision and support to Foster Carers.  Once approved

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