Top 5 Foster Care Qualities

5 Must Have Foster Carer Qualities Patience How long does it take to process trauma? How do you undo years and years of neglect and fear? There is no timeframe. Children will develop at their own speed. They simply need foster carers that will walk alongside them through the process and have realistic expectations as…

Separation of Siblings

As a contact supervisor I have witnessed many sad situations, especially at the times when children have to say a last goodbye to their birth parents before being placed for adoption. Although upsetting for all, I have to believe that the correct decision has been made and that the child’s best interest has always been…

Fostering Contact Group

Following on from some recent discussions about children and carers getting back in contact with each other, we are delighted to introduce a group set up to ensure relationships between children in care and their former caregivers remains a prominent consideration in their lives. The newly formed group Fostering Contact are dedicated to ensuring that…

My First Two Weeks At UK Fostering

My First Two Week as Placement and Recruitment Assistant at UK Fostering – Rachel Lindfield During these first two weeks at UK Fostering, I have learnt a staggering amount about the agency, the foster carers and foster children currently supported by UK Fostering. My role revolves around the placement of children into foster families and…

Top 5 free things to do with kids

Following our Facebook post yesterday and the responses we received we have collated the Top 5 free things to do with kids. (Inherently subjective we know) Forest walks Modern life is full of stressful situations for adults as well as for children: A report needs to be in by Wednesday, the coursework in by Tuesday,…