What is Stress? To help young people make sense of stress, the Children’s Society has shared the following: “Stress is caused when things in life get too much. You might feel pressure about a school exam or a race you have to run in. If you can learn to cope with these pressures, you can…
Mothering Sunday, also known as Mother’s Day (which is actually taken from a US celebration day at a different time of year, but I digress) is approaching, but what are the origins of the celebration? “Mothering Sunday is a day honouring mothers and mother churches, celebrated in the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries on the fourth Sunday in Lent since the Middle Ages. On…
Yes, we were all young once (maybe you still are!) and just ‘had’ to buy the latest phone, get a new outfit when going out with friends, or just really could not live without that really cool/funny/cute item that you just saw! But rarely does our pocket money, or weekend job, whilst still at school…
Welcoming a child into your home is a very courageous act that I believe is one of the most heart-warming and personal ways to make a direct difference in a child’s life. Very often, children who are in need of a safe place, are placed with carers who are of a different race, and possibly…
So, they are thinking about becoming foster carers – what does this mean to you? We know how important it is to let you know what fostering is about, and how it may affect you, so we hope the information below will help 😊 What is fostering? Fostering is when a family looks after a…
Are you currently working part-time but also interested in fostering? Perhaps you have previously enquired about fostering but as you were not at home full time you were not able to progress further. We appreciate that also for some of you it has been a very unsettling and difficult time during recent lockdowns, and you…
You may be thinking about bring a child into your home to live as part of your family, but not sure about long-term/permanent fostering or adoption. At first long term fostering can seem very similar to adoption, however it is important to remember that they are different. A child placed in long term foster care…
Children come into foster care for all different sorts of reasons. Some stay short-term, some stay long-term, all depending on each child’s unique circumstances and situation. Some children stay in care until they age out of foster care, and some children leave placements after a shorter period of time. Sometimes this is planned, and sometimes…
Recently I heard that someone that I used to work with had taken her own life. It took me a few moments to even process that information at the time, followed by feelings of sadness for her. Even now, rereading this each time again brings a feeling of sorrow. She was only a year or…
The Christmas period can mean a time of joy and relaxation for those that celebrate it – the exchange of gifts, time away from the workplace, eating and drinking far too much. For some this is just not a realistic picture and memories of past Christmases are not always positive – be it estrangement or…