Just a quick update, my son has been allowed to start spending time at my new flat, he has his own bedroom which he is due to start decorating and in the new year we hope he will be allowed to start staying over at weekends. My 13 year old daughter has been saying that when dhe is 16 she is moving b...

Im looking more for opinions rather than advice on this at the minute. My eldest son is in the process (very very slow process) of being allowed to visit and hopefully return home. Im excited at this prospect as well as a bit nervous because he has had major issues in the past, but he is nearly 16 a...

We have recently got the results back from a dbs check for my partner, by the social services. It was done so my son can start spending time with us at home. The problem is on the report it says he was cautioned for child neglect nearly 2 years ago. He has been living with me for 2 and a half years ...

Thank you for your reply suzie. Ive had a lac review today about my son. He will be 16 in november, and chomping at the bit to move back in with me and my partner. The social workers have now said he will have to wait until after Christmas at least so they can do any neccessary assessments before he...

Ive been reading through some of my reports and have noticed that the way the last meeting for my youngest daughter was recorded isnt accurate. The foster carers said that she had been mithering to see me and her siblings more often, but in the official report even though it is hinted at ( it says ....

Im looking more for opinions rather than advice on this at the minute. My eldest son is in the process (very very slow process) of being allowed to visit and hopefully return home. Im excited at this prospect as well as a bit nervous because he has had major issues in the past, but he is nearly 16 a...

I know this is off subject a little but its my eldest sons 16th in 2 months time so i emailed the social worker to ask if we could have a family meal with the younger children and my closest family at a restaurant. She emailed me back saying she would have to speak to the carers but that it was a lo...

Im looking for some advice for my partner, he has 2 young children with his soon to be ex-wife and has been unable to see them for 2 and a half years. It was a long and complicated situation, she had older children from different relationships prior to their marriage, and from accounts i have heard,...

Thank you hon. I try to be as honest with the children as i can. The social services said i wasnt allowed to tell them certain things, like the times i went back to court to appeal the adoptions, that i couldnt tell them i was homeless because of the situation (the social worker told me to move into...

Thank you for replying. The decision to reduce the contact was made by the social worker last year as the foster carers felt that seeing me twice per month would stop the children doing the after school activities they enjoy doing. I have always been the one who has to sit down and explain to the ch...