For most families, the Christmas period is a time for fun and socialising, and spending time with friends and family. It is particularly important for foster children to sustain relationships with the people that they care about.
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Everybody needs a break sometimes and we want to help our amazing Rotherham foster families to get the rest they deserve. We have a number of measures in place to ensure everybody gets the time and support they need, one of these is through the Families Together scheme.
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Christmas is a time of year many people choose to spend celebrating with their families. This can make Christmas a tricky time of year for foster children, particularly if they are new to a foster family.
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Many people would love to welcome a child into their home but they feel that their personal circumstances will not allow them the opportunity to become a foster carer. The truth is our foster carers come from all walks of life and not one size fits all.
Foster carers come from all walks of life, each with different experiences and skills to give. There are many misconceptions about what it means to be a foster carer, here are some of the most common myths about fostering.
You’re going to be a great foster carer just as you are but if you’re feeling a bit unprepared for your first placement, here are some top tips and advice from our team on how to make your home as welcoming for a new foster child as possible.
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Foster carers come from all walks of life and no two are the same. There is no set formula for what makes the perfect foster carer and although there are some basic requirements to become a foster carer, your relationship status is not one of them.
The thought of attending a panel can create a vision of being in front of a panel at a job interview and let’s face it, this is not enjoyable for anyone. However, the foster panel is not as scary as it sounds as many of our foster carers will tell you.
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You may have seen the word ‘Mockingbird’ pop up when reading about fostering- but what is it? Mockingbird is a model of support system for foster families and it comes in the form of one central ‘Mockingbird hub’, another foster home, which supports six to ten fostering households.
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Everybody deserves recognition for their achievements. See some examples of the fantastic achievements gained by some of the foster children within Rotherham.
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Welcoming a foster child into your home is an amazing thing to do but one of the barriers many potential foster carers come across is approaching the subject of fostering with their family, particularly if they already have children.
As Halloween approaches, we are taking a look at some of the fears potential foster carers tell us they have about fostering and letting you know how our amazing team can support you with these concerns.
Initially launched back in 2012, Stoptober runs throughout the whole of October and the annual campaign is designed to help people quit their smoking habit. Smokers join together and pledge to spend the entire October smoke-free, with the ultimate goal of quitting altogether. With Stoptober in mind, we wanted to look at a question we are asked a lot- ‘Can I foster if I smoke?’
As a foster carer, creating an environment which encourages learning can have a huge positive impact. These are some ways in which you can further support your foster child through their education.
Fostering has incredible, life-changing implications on the foster child, but it will obviously affect your family dynamics too. Fostering a child will affect your family, but maybe not for the reasons you might have considered.
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There is nothing more rewarding than watching someone you care about succeeding, even more so when you know you played a part in it. Fostering a teenager can be an extremely rewarding experience. Here are three things you may not have considered about fostering teens.
Before your home visit it is always useful to have some questions ready to ask your fostering adviser. You may also want to think about how things in your family and home may change when you become a fostering family. In this article we want to prepare you as best as possible for your home visit so we have broken down some of the key things you may want to have a think about.