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Christmas is often a time of joy, celebration, and family togetherness. However, for foster carers, the festive period can be filled with both rewarding moments and emotional challenges.
The holidays may be a time when foster children experience heightened emotions due to their separation from family. For some, Christmas may evoke memories of sadness, while for others, it may be their first experience of a family Christmas, which can be overwhelming. The wider narrative of Christmas being a time for family can also highlight feelings of separation, leading to emotional struggles or even guilt for feeling happy within their foster family.
What do you do if you want to share your home with children but don’t have that burning urge to have them biologically? When you want to nurture and support the next generation but, for valid reasons, can’t commit to being a full-time mother? For Kiri Pritchard-McLean, the answer lay in fostering.
Currently touring the UK with her new show Peacock - all about how she and her partner decided to become foster carers and how they went about it, the Welsh Comedian, writer and presenter talks to us about respite care, the best industry advice she’s had and what she’d do if Prime Minister for the day.
In our recent webinar on empowering language for foster carers, Jessica Bondy spoke about her work to end verbal abuse of children by adults. In order to focus on the issue she founded the charity Words Matter, which launched in September 2023.
Here, she explains the effects of verbal abuse and how language can be used to help build children up and allow them to thrive.
Ashley John Baptiste spent his childhood in care. In his new book, he looks back at the impact of broken bonds, the positive interventions of adults, and the gifts he has developed through learning to adapt.
Letitia recently raised over £400 for The Fostering Network by taking part in a charity boxing match. She explains why making sure children and young people have a place they can feel safe is something worth fighting for.
Over the past 40 years, Lorina and Dervin have looked after more than 280 children. We find out what’s kept them fostering and why they’ve no plans to stop any time soon.
From 2008-2022, the number of people Ticking the Box more than doubled – but there is still a long way to go.
This week, we’re running our #TickTheBox campaign during National Care Leavers Week from Monday 28 October – Sunday 3 November. Our campaign aims to provide information and resources about specific support for university and college to care experienced young people, foster carers, other carers and people in the lives of young people with care experience. Read below to find out more.
Throughout October we've been celebrating incredible children of foster carers and everything they do to support children and young people joining their families. Liv has shared her experience with us.
Throughout National Care Leavers Week we’re raising awareness of support and resources available for young people with care experience and their foster carers to help them apply for college or university. Foster carer Jacqueline has shared her experience with us.
Throughout National Care Leavers Week we’re raising awareness of the importance of care leavers ticking the box on their UCAS applications to indicate they have spent time in care. Broadcast journalism student Jessica-Rae has shared her experience with us.
