Bicycles can play a big part in fostering.
I was at a Blue Sky Support session, it was a while ago now, but I'll never forget the story a foster dad told.
Blue Sky hold regular Support Meetings. Foster Carers turn up (voluntarily) to swap fostering stories, share laughter, drink coffee...that sort of thing. I love them.
Sometimes its single foster parents, sometimes couples.
On this occasion we...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
"CAN I GET A DOG?"
Eldest foster child is away having a sleepover with a mate - who also happens to be a looked-after child.
House considerably quieter. It's not that he's loud it's that often the presence of foster children in your home means you're always slightly more alert than when you're alone or with your own brood.
Actually, I'll tell you something interesting, quite revealing...
When I say he's not loud...
Monday, August 12, 2019
'WHY ARE YOU SO NICE?"
"Why are you so nice?"
The above question remains a memorable moment from my early days in fostering. It's up there among the reasons why I've stayed fostered and keep on doing it.
His name was Kevin.
He didn't like his name, he told me that.
I asked him what he'd like to be called and he said "Jamie".
So I called him Jamie. How hard is that?
Jamie was very compliant the first few days....
Sunday, August 04, 2019
THE PROBLEM HIERARCHY
It was a red letter day in the Secret Foster Carer's kitchen this morning!
Something I have been working on for about 30 years finally fell into place; to perfection. Absolute perfection. A perfection that can only be reached with non-human affairs.
Human relationships never seem to fall exactly into place - especially within a family.
And that can go double within a fostering family.
Let's not...