Equine facilitated learning and equine therapy are growing in popularity throughout the UK and other countries. In general terms they use horses and ponies to help people learn about challenges they may be facing, and explore ways to work through these challenges. There are many types of equine facilitated learning and equine therapy. Stable Relationships…
Baby Bear was initially borne out of a sense of frustration rather than any creative urge to write my first children’s book! I was working for a domestic abuse organisation at the time supporting parenting and children impacted by living with domestic abuse and violence. I always took a range of books with me to…
As some of you may know I, Tim McArdle am also the co-founder of the charity Ukindo . Although Ukindo an an entity is fairly new, I have supported children in care to travel to India for the last ten years, spending time in IB School in Rohtak and experiencing the incredible and vibrant culture…
One Route to Education Feeling so tired, opportunity bare, Everyone telling me that I really should care, But I don’t see a future, it’s not worth the fight, It’s a new chance for failure, try as I might. They say to go back, to catch up on those years, To finally get moving and move…
Attachment is the relationship and bond a child has with a caring adult or adults. Levy & Orlans (1998) tell us, Attachment is a deep and enduring connection established between a child and caregiver in the first several years of life……Attachment is not something that parents do to their children; rather it is something that…
The Max Card scheme is a discount card which offers looked-after children and children with disabilities free or discounted entry into over 245 venues across the UK. We have exciting attractions such as Eureka, Dudley Zoo, and Tenpin Bowling kindly offering their sites to our Max Card users. At present, over 8,500 children are currently…
What do you like doing? How do you keep fit? Did you used to do more when you were younger? How many different things did you get the opportunity to try before you chose an activity that you really liked? Being human we are of course all different, we all have different abilities and we…
Fostering is not only a rewarding task, but it can also be very challenging, testing and at times energy draining. That is why it is very important that we focus on providing reliable support to foster families, which can really make a difference in solving problems, working through issues and keeping placements of children and…
It is a fact that children do go missing from home, whether they are in care or not. And that is a problem and a source for real concern. It is a problem because there are risks associated. Some of the risks are obvious and some not so. Most of us know what those risks…
An intention to become a foster carer is often carried around for several years, before actually being put into action. When we speak to people who contact us to find out more about fostering, or to apply to become a foster carer, they often say: ’I have been thinking about becoming a foster carer for…