Fostering Blogs

  Unsure whether you’re capable of fostering? We’re here to reassure you Given our reputation as a leader in fostering, it’s only natural that we receive our fair share of questions regarding all aspects of foster care. We’ve noticed that some questions tend to...

Fostering Attachments – What children in care need from you. If you are considering becoming a foster parent, you might want to know about the kind of children you will be caring for. Make sure that the foster care agency is equipped to help you care for these...

[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] What is the present state of foster care in London? Over the past month, several high profile government publications on fostering have been released, paving the way for new...

"Teenagers make for challenging placements" - fact or fiction?   If you are looking to become a foster carer, you may well have a million and one questions and worries whizzing around your head. Many of those may be related to the placement that you desire, such as...

[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Reducing Empty Beds in Foster Care You may be surprised to learn that despite there being a fair number of foster carers out there, many fostering households have empty...

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families A training programme to provide foster carers with ideas and practical skills to help a traumatised or attachment disordered child For over twenty years the Residential Child Care project at Cornell University, New York,...

4 things to consider when fostering a child while working   According to recent figures, the UK needs more than 8,000 foster families to meet the current level of demand. Unfortunately, a common trend is revealing itself. Many potential foster parents are being lost...

[column width="2/3" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] If you have ever wondered how your involvement in Foster Care can improve the life of children in care, this article is for you. It’s a given that foster care improves the...

Some Carers got together to use their collective experience to compile this list.   Unfortunately – unless you’ve been one yourself – it can be very difficult to imagine yourself in a foster carer’s shoes. Even though every individual case is going to be...

Have you ever thought about fostering? If so, what is holding you back from taking that thought through to reality? For many, it is fear of the unknown. If you are completely new to the concept, the process of getting involved in fostering may seem quite daunting....