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One of the issues I explore in my book Happy Kids is that of respect.
So often when I see the children I foster with their natural parents, I see a complete absence of respect. Not only from the children to their parents, and vice-versa, but also between the parents themselves, and from the parents towards other adults. It is so sad, and it makes working with these families and trying to rebuild relationships difficult. No one listens to anyone else, as each person focuses solely on their own needs; shouting orders, commands and insults, oblivious to each other.
By Cathy Glass on July 1st, 2013
My name is Emma, I am 24 years of age and I would like to tell you my story.
By Dom-tFN on June 21st, 2013
What a fortnight. We will shortly be sending out a questionnaire to see how it went for your fostering service, but the initial feedback on this year’s Foster Care Fortnight campaign looks fantastic. Thank you to everyone who took part. Hopefully the campaign has generated enquiries and will continue to do so for the coming months. Our top tips section this week looks at how to engage new enquirers and keep in touch.
By James Foyle on June 21st, 2013
With momentum increasing in our push to get MPs across the country to support dontmoveme.org.uk, a foster carer has told us why she believes that it should be supported.
By Dom-tFN on June 10th, 2013
My wife and I are registered foster carers and are in favour of the amendment to the Children and Families Bill that would allow young people in foster care to remain with their carers until the age of 21, if both the young person and the carers were in favour of such an arrangement.
By Dom-tFN on June 7th, 2013
A foster carer tells the Fostering Network why they are supporting the Don't Move Me campaign.
By Dom-tFN on June 7th, 2013
A couple of weeks ago I posted a small piece on the social networking website Facebook saying that a child I was looking after had been tied to his chair as a punishment. There was no risk of the child being identified but I was so incensed by the harm done to this child that I wanted to share what had happened. I feel it is important that the public are aware that this type of chastisement is still used sometimes and that it is very wrong. One of the reasons I write my fostering memoirs is to try and raise public awareness in the hope of reducing child abuse, as well as educating the public to report it.
By Cathy Glass on May 31st, 2013
As Foster Care Fortnight closes, Jim Bond, president of the Fostering Network and foster carer, shares his thoughts on foster care.
By Dom-tFN on May 26th, 2013
On the final Saturday of Foster Care Fortnight 2013 Joanne, a foster carer from Scotland, wants to share her story of how she wasn't aware that she had made a difference until she received a surprise through her door.
By Dom-tFN on May 24th, 2013
My name is Pauline, I'm nearly 73 yrs old, and have fostered for West Sussex for 47 years.
By Dom-tFN on May 23rd, 2013
