Talking about fostering to non-fostering folk, I always get the impression they assume that fostering is one long warm glow. They also acknowledge that it "must be hard at times", often said as a precursor to "I couldn't do it".Understandably, they're off the mark in most respects.For one; if you're fostering properly, it's "hard" all the time, not merely "at times". By "hard" I mean non-stop....
Friday, November 24, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
NO FIXED ABODE
Meeting the birth parents of children who come into our care is always valuable. We fostering folk learn a great deal about the job in hand; it helps us make better day-to-day decisions about our care of the youngster.Yesterday was a revelation.I met for the first time the father of our middle foster child. The child has been with us for several months, but this was his first Contact with...
Saturday, November 11, 2023
THE WOMAN IN THE ONE STOP
So I was walking back from our local One Stop with a loaf of best of both and a tin of beans when I became aware that the woman who'd been behind me in the queue was coming up behind me on the pavement.I'm not a fast walker.I moved to one side of the pavement to let her pass, aware that there'd be that awkward moment when we'd be two-abreast and might feel the need to say something like; "It's...
Thursday, November 02, 2023
KEEPING UP
People coming into fostering for the first time sometimes worry that they don't know enough.Sure, we fostering folk benefit from training. Blue Sky arrange that.But I often find myself reminding new Carers; you already know more than you might realise.Think about it. So; you're going to be looking after someone's else's child. A prospect that might seem a bit daunting but never forget that...