A Fostering Journey 34

Our Foster Carer life had finally settled down and all four children we were looking after had some quiet and relaxing routine in their lives. There was no contact for any of them and, therefore, no respite for us. We had discussed the possibility of a summer break...

A Fostering Journey 33

So we were now down to no contact for any of our looked after children. That, in itself, wasn’t really a major issue because, as Foster Carers, we were used to young people not always having family contact but these young people had enjoyed contact with family and it...

A Fostering Journey 32

It was a normal weekend, the children had contact with their Mum and left on Saturday morning in the cab. We had a nice day taking our other young girl in placement down to the coast for the day. On Sunday we went to the local shops to buy some clothes for all the...

A Fostering Journey 31

Christmas was done and dusted and we had a chance to sit down and look at our situation. As Foster Carers we had come a long way in a short matter of time. We had certainly learned on the job and we were happy with how we had coped with the many issues that had come...

A Fostering Journey 30

We were right about Christmas being emotional for the children. The lead up was difficult as Mum had become rather ‘difficult’ with regards to the children and Christmas. Mum had complained that the gifts that the children had taken over, on the last contact before...

A Fostering Journey 29

With the contact arrangements now in full swing it was interesting to see the difference in the children’s behaviour when they have contact and when they don’t. Mum was obviously unhappy about the lack of control she had over the children and attempted to reinforce...
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