There's enough to worry about what with everything at the moment (the virus lockdown etc). I don't want to add another concern.
But I haven't heard this one mentioned yet, so I'm going to.
When I started fostering one of the most surprising things was when I learned that more children come into care between December 25th and January 2nd than any other time of the year.
It surprised me because I'd...
Friday, March 27, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
SOMEONE LIVING IN OUR FRONT GARDEN
Fostering, like life, is full of surprises. No-one saw the Covid-19 coming.
If you're reading this a considerable time after it was posted you'll know how the virus thing turned out.
I suppose if you're reading this a considerable after it was posted that means that we got through it. It seems certain that we didn't get through it without the tragedy and tears of loss. Back in March 19th...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS AND FOSTERING
Blue Sky have been keeping us Foster Carers informed of what the Coronavirus means to us; all the good old-fashioned common sense stuff, but I thought I'd pass on a titbit of my own that came home from school via eldest foster child.
The child in question has a love hate relationship with school; he hated it for a long, long time. He hated it until we got to the bottom of why he hated it. When we...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
HOW DID YOU GET INTO FOISTERING?
When a new foster child arrives you generally get a visit from the nurse. Children coming into care are often less than 100% physically, never mind about emotionally.
Weight is often a problem. None of us needs a nurse to tell us if a child is overweight or worse, but when the nurse, all uniformed up and carrying medical stuff tells a child to eat their broccoli it saves us carers a job, at least...