Fostering brings all sorts of things into one's life. I sometimes wonder what people who don't foster actually do with themselves.It's not only the little jobs that multiply, it's the brain-work of trying to understand the significance of the little things in the life of your foster child.The child I'm thinking about this time is our youngest placement, who has a thing about "Frozen".Why would a child...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Saturday, November 23, 2024
COPING
A reader who signs as "L" writes;"Hi SFC, I hope you're doing ok. We're struggling a bit with the transition to having a new member of the family - who is a delight. I won't go into detail so I can respect privacy, but I'd love to hear your words of wisdom about whether you've ever "bitten off more than you can chew". The child is wonderfully behaved at home but often sent home from childcare, and...
IT'S A 24/7 THING
The latest figures about fostering are saddening.In the last 3 years 3,000 carers have left fostering.Big business is moving in; residential care homes for older children in care are springing up; one new one every day.I don't know enough about these homes to deserve to have a view, but the newspapers seem allied together in their take on them; namely that they're not good for the young people, but...
Thursday, November 14, 2024
WHY IS CONTACT LIKE A TORCH?
There are things to moan about in fostering but I try not to.From time to time fostering is taxing, but you knuckle down and sort it.There's always a Blue Sky social worker behind you.On the whole fostering is grand.Probably the one thing in fostering I'd change is "Contact".I'd make Contact more elexible than the "once a week" dictat that almost always is a bit of a spanner in the works.Not...