by 39-admin | Jul 3, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
I am often asked, like really often, why I decided to become a Foster Carer. As a parent and step parent hadn’t I done enough child care duties for an adult? Well the truth is that I worked in both finance and engineering and given the choice between working for...
by 39-admin | Jun 28, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
Let’s be honest, we don’t talk about mental health nearly enough! Men in particular have a tendency of not discussing our feelings, even to friends and family. Being a Foster Carer can be a very stressful line of work and you could be dealing with young people going...
by 39-admin | Jun 26, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
The pros and cons of what age to group to Foster can be very complex. As a Foster Carer, either now or when married, I always kept as wide an age range as possible, basically 0-18. I have fostered young people with special needs and mother and parent placements. So...
by 39-admin | Jun 21, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
Are two placements ever the same when you are a Foster Carer? Well you many have the same number of young people in the house but the dynamics are always different. In my Fostering career, as either a single or married man, I have had a nice mix of single children, 2...
by 39-admin | Jun 19, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
The time had come for L, the older of the two, to have his appointment at our local general hospital, to try to ascertain why his development has been delayed. When L first came to us it was obvious that there was an issue. He was very unresponsive, was limited in his...
by 39-admin | Jun 14, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
A regular question I’ve been asked is, do you ever get attached to the young people you care for? The answer is yes. I am not sure you could look after a child without some form of attachment. Of course, getting attached to a young baby is a lot easier than getting...
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