by 39-admin | May 22, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
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...
by 39-admin | May 17, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
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...
by 39-admin | May 10, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
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...
by 39-admin | May 8, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
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...
by 39-admin | Apr 30, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
The meeting went ahead despite the difficult beginning. It was me, the Social Worker, our Supervising Social Worker, Social Work Manager and Mum who had been allowed to return on promise of good behaviour. Mum apologised for the behaviour of her friend who was,...
by 39-admin | Apr 26, 2024 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
Caring for two babies was never going to be easy but through good organisation and working to a routine was really working well. Baby T was doing well although she still looked far too small for me to change as she really was so tiny. Baby L was really thriving. He...
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