Fostering is a road paved with little dramas.I remember learning in school of a UK Prime Minister who was asked what's the hardest thing to deal with. The expected answer was "the economy" or "foreign affairs". No. He replied "Events dear boy, events".In other words the things that happen that weren't planned. Then suddenly there they are in your lap and you have to make up your own solutions.This...
Saturday, May 27, 2023
Sunday, May 14, 2023
ALL INFORMATION HELPS
I haven't taken on an emergency placement for a long while, mainly because there's been no room at the inn. If you have a foster placement in your home they're cautious about introducing an emergency case.I didn't look forward to our first one because my thing was wanting to get down to work with the child for a meaningful period of time. Emergency placements don't last long. Unless the...
Monday, May 08, 2023
SHOULD THEY PIERCE?
A question has just been posted in connection with a piece I wrote in March 2019 entitled "Fostering and Studs", the sender is anonymous, which is often the best thing, to respect the child's privacy."I have a kinship foster child for 2 years now and is begging me to let her have her navel pierced!She is 15 and has had a very troubled past but now has turned a corner and is really thriving.Apart from...
Sunday, May 07, 2023
PETS IN FOSTERING
Pets and fostering. I see it as a happy marriage.If a fostering family has no pets I'm certainsure Burtonsure a non-pet fostering home is just as able to do the business as one with a daft dog or a curious cat.But I have found down the years that a pet can be a plus. It brings a dimension to the home that can help the child's experience enormously.For starters if there's a family pet the new...