A Fostering Journey 51

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...

A Fostering Journey 48

Quiet weeks are unusual, as a Foster Carer, but we were a few now. We were in a routine and all was good with the girls. Mum was making a fuss as she suddenly decided she wanted contact again but Social Services were digging their heels in as they didn’t want the...

A Fostering Journey 44

A busy time as all the looked after young people had dentist appointments and it was much needed for all of them The youngest disclosed that they had never been to the dentist before and were therefore very nervous about their appointment. The dentist told us that it...

A Fostering Journey 43

The fact that their sibling had gone home was still resonating with the three we had with us. They really didn’t think it was fair and I actually agree with them. They didn’t understand that the eldest was only wanted, by Mum, to help with child care for their two...

A Fostering Journey 42

The rest of the half term was spent pretty much indoors with the exception of a trip to the cinema. The weather was awful and none of the kids, ours included, didn’t feel inclined to do much. Their eldest sister, who was back with Mum, called on a number of occasions...

A Fostering Journey 41

We wanted to trust our three remaining children in placement but we knew their family can be very persuasive and we also knew how ‘dedicated’ the children were to their Mum. With the current situation we had doubts that the eldest child, a boy, would be able to say no...
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