How to help a foster child with their anxiety
Anxiety in a foster child can be crippling. Not just for the young person experiencing it, but for you, as their carer, not knowing how to help.
4 top tips to help foster carers manage behavioural triggers
Triggers – little things that “set us off” – and how to manage them are a common worry for most foster carers. But worrying you’ll say the wrong thing, overreact, or not know how to respond [...]
Foster care assessment: how the process works
If you’re interested in becoming a foster carer, you probably want to know more about the application and assessment process.
What happens if I want to end a foster placement?
People come to foster care not just because they have room in their home for an extra young person or two, but because they have room in their hearts, too. So it can be hard to imagine, as you [...]
What is it like appearing before a fostering panel?
Attending your first fostering panel is a big and important moment in your career as a foster carer. It’s the last hurdle before you’re approved to welcome foster children into your home.
A therapist’s 8 top tips for successful systemic foster care
Becoming a foster carer often brings with it new parenting challenges many people have never come across before - even those who’ve raised their own children. When something goes wrong, [...]
