IT'S midwinter, which means that any day now we’re going to
start getting bombarded with holiday advertisements. They usually leave it
until about the middle of the afternoon on Christmas Day, then suddenly TV
commercials start popping up alongside all the ones for Sales and keep fit
products. Lovely images of golden beaches, or a handsome loving couple sitting
in an exotic restaurant on board a...
Friday, December 20, 2013
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Fostering - The Importance of Being a 'Mum'
I mentioned to my own mum that I’m writing a Blog for Blue
Sky about fostering. Mum says she gets cyber things like the internet and
mobile phones, but, come on mum, if you’re reading this, you know it’s a bit of
a mystery.
I’M in a generation sandwich with technology. I have parents
who don’t get it, and yet my kids think I don’t get it either.
MY kids tell me that not only is email...
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Fostering - being non-judgmental
MY current looked-after child has been opening up about his
life before coming into care, my social worker says it’s good for him to talk.
She says the sort of things that have happened to him are all too common. The
hard part for us is listening to the experiences he tells us about, it hurts to
hear it. The even harder part is finding the right thing to say after he’s
shared.
MY best friend who...