My foster son is 13, I've been fostering him for about a month or 2.
On Friday, he didn't come back from school and I reported it to the police (it was late by then). He came back at about 12:30 I asked him where he'd been and he told me he wanted to be alone. I told him we would've left him alone if he wanted and he didn't need to stay out.
On Saturday, he snook out and he'd packed a bag, I reported it to the police, and they brought him back at about 1am, he was trying to get on a bus but he didn't have any money. I spoke to him yesterday and he told me that he'd be gone soon anyway so I won't need to pretend to like him, he said I'll just give up on him like everyone else. The police also came to speak to him yesterday about him running away.
I told him that I won't and I told him I cared about him (which I do). I know this is probably normal, but I've only fostered teenage girls in the past and none of them did this.
Any advice from other foster parents will be appreciated 