In fostering little things happen all the time, some of them not good. Even though they're little the not so good things can get to you if you're not on top of your own thinking.Life is tiring, fostering can be especially tiring. When tired it hurts more if a child is spiky, you notice negative things more easily. You can also completely miss some positives.We had our Annual Review earlier today,...
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Sunday, September 26, 2021
COMMON SENSE AND FOSTERING 2
Someone once wrote;"Common sense is the most evenly distrubuted commodity on earth, because everyone thinks they have the right amount.."Common sense is our best freind in fostering. I've talked about it before.Recently I've been writing up about Ged's journey. He's an older placement, only been with us a short time, who is due to go out into the big wide world any day soon and can't wait.But there...
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
DE-ESCALATION AND ICE CREAM
Middle foster child came downstairs in a strop or as my nan used to put it 'with a right cob on'.He used to be eldest foster child but since the arrival of short-term 17 year old Ged, he's now the middle one.I heard that PG Wodehouse started a short story with the sentence;"It is not difficult to discern the difference between a ray of sunshine and a Scotsman with a grievance."For 'Scotsman"...
Monday, September 06, 2021
BONDING BETWEEN FOSTER CHILDREN
It's always an upheaval when a foster child leaves. The house is quieter, there's less work to be done and those that are left behind in the home have to re-configure.Ged is gearing up to fly the nest; he'll be 18 soon and is hungry to put his childhood behind him and stretch his wings. There are so many positives, but you still have to keep an eye out for impending difficulties.And there is...