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Why do you do it?

Whenever we go to parties or have extended family around, we always get asked  “Why do you do it?” Even at work, we get asked questions like why did you foster? […]

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Fostering in festive times

There’s a variety of experiences that make fostering one of the best things you could possibly do. It is an accumulation of experiencing little moments; They can be anything like the first […]

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Testing the boundaries

After hosting a training session with a foster carer we struck up a conversation on how they were getting on and they told me that there’s always something to think […]

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What is Staying Put?

Is Staying Put different to foster care? When a foster child turns 18 they are no longer classed as a foster child. if they decided to stay put with their […]

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Thanks giving

The Americans just had their national holiday last week on Thursday called Thanksgiving Day. I found the idea behind it really intriguing, Thanksgiving day began as a day where people […]

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Foster Carer allowances

Foster Carer Allowances Allowances can vary for each child but according to the government’s website the allowances average out to £400 a month for a foster child across the UK […]