National Children’s Gardening Week celebrates the fun that gardens hold for kids. Children love growing plants and enjoy being in the garden, although you can of course grow things on your balcony, window box etc! “National Children’s Gardening Week aims to capture children’s enthusiasm at a time when results are immediate. National Children’s Gardening Week…
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, known as Cafcass, looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings. They try to make sure that the child’s voice is heard and that decisions are taken in the child’s best interests. The Cafcass Library team have shared their book recommendations to help younger…
We recently asked our foster carers at UK Fostering about why they foster. Below are responses from foster carers at different stages of their fostering careers. Hopefully, their thoughts on fostering will encourage you to think about becoming foster carers too 😊: “To us, fostering is just an extension of our family. We have fostered…
As part of Foster Carer Fortnight 2021, we asked our foster carers about their experiences of fostering and the theme of ‘why we care’. This is what Lornna had to say 😊 “I dropped my boys at the childminders at 7am, after a much-rushed breakfast and hurried frenzy to remember school bag, PE pumps, water…
Our foster carer Peter fosters with his wife, Michelle. They foster two siblings long-term. Here he gives a very honest insight into their fostering journey. What was your path to deciding to foster? “I started fostering thanks to my wife Michelle, who had grown up with foster cousins, and was keen to participate. I, however,…
Many foster carers have their own biological children, often known as ‘birth children’ within fostering, who are very involved in welcoming and supporting foster children that come and share their home. But what is it actually like to be a birth child in a fostering household? Nia Clark, now a young adult, grew up within…
One of our foster carers will be writing a regular blog on our website. She introduces herself here: “Hey, my name is Nicky. I live in North East of England with my hubby Kev and our three dogs. We foster children. We started our fantastic roller coaster of a journey on 18th April 2018. Our…
When a child or young person comes into care, they will probably be feeling confused and frightened. This is likely to be a very stressful period for them. It is therefore important that as a foster carer you try to understand how they might be feeling and attempt to put them at ease. Some things…
Fostering with your own young children can be an additional challenge, not just due to managing several sets of school runs or clashing bath and bedtimes, but all the other factors of running a fostering household such as being available for social worker meetings, family contact etc, that invariably clash with someone’s nap time! This…
There are many parents and foster carers that are already caring for children with additional needs, such as: physical disabilities learning disabilities autism adha/adhd medical needs mental health issues They know the difference they can make in supporting that child’s confidence, advocating on their behalf, and giving them time and opportunities that every child or…