Guide To Fostering

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17/10/2024

Can you work full time and be a foster parent?

If you’re interested in fostering, you might be surprised to learn that you can work full time while acting as a foster…

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16/10/2024

Can I foster if I’m a disabled carer?

Fostering agencies like Beacon Fostering seek carers from all backgrounds to look after children in need….

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12/10/2024

Neurodiversity and foster children – what you need to know

Children who enter foster care come from diverse backgrounds, some of which involve the way they see, interact with and interpret the…

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08/09/2024

What you need to know about residential care

The majority of children who cannot live with their families of origin usually enter the foster care system. They then live with…

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14/08/2024

Private fostering – what is it?

You are probably familiar with council and agency fostering, but do you know about private fostering?…

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12/08/2024

Books about foster care for children under 12

Whether you’re already caring for foster children, or just want to learn more about what it’s like, you might be wondering how…

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08/08/2024

Best documentaries on foster care

If you are looking for media about life for children in foster care, serialised dramas and films are likely to come to…

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06/07/2024

Therapeutic foster care – what you need to know

Therapeutic fostering refers to fostering children who have gone through particularly challenging experiences….

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26/06/2024

Fostering children from the Muslim faith

Children who come into foster care have a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, and when a carer is looking after a child…

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10/06/2024

How to choose a fostering agency

Now that you have decided to foster with an agency, you’re probably wondering where to look….

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02/06/2024

Types of foster placements

Children often come into care for a variety of reasons….

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30/05/2024

Council fostering vs agency fostering – what’s the difference?

If you are thinking of fostering, you may be confused by the different types available….

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08/05/2024

Is there an age limit to becoming a foster carer?

Many people may be under the impression that you need to be a certain age to…

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10/04/2024

“All foster kids are troubled”: Debunking the myth

There is a common misconception surrounding those in foster care….

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