A Fostering Journey 69

We were preparing for our next contact between the babies and their Mum. We had set off at our normal time and, as usual, the traffic was horrendous. We kept in contact with the LASW (Local Authority Social Worker) letting her know where we were and our estimated time...

A Fostering Journey 68

It had been quite a full on couple of months with one thing and another so we got our nominated respite carer to look after the babies for the evening so we could go out for a meal and the cinema. I cannot express strongly enough how important having an occasional bit...

A Fostering Journey 67

It was agreed that there would be one more attempt at a contact with Mum given her no show and then her behaviour at the second contact. Mum was reminded about being on time at that she would be alone with nobody else in attendance. Mum, for some reason, had come back...

A Fostering Journey 66

We had agreed with the social worker that she would contact Mum the evening before each contact to check that she would be there after her no show on the first contact. She reminded Mum that contact would be stopped if she didn’t show some level of responsibility...

A Fostering Journey 65

It was time for the first contact between Mum and her two babies. The venue was a contact centre about a mile from Mum and about 8 miles from us. Now that doesn’t sound far but, in London, it’s a minimum one hour drive even in normal traffic. However Mum wanted the...
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