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I Can’t Get My Foster Child to Eat Healthy Food — Help!

I can’t get my foster child to eat healthy food, help!!! ‘I love fostering, I truly do, but when my foster child asked for chips for dinner every night, I did get exasperated’, says Trudy, 32, from South London. ‘I knew he needed to start eating healthily but it has been a real struggle to […]

Education, Education, Education: What the Research Says

Education Education Education We know fostering can change young people’s lives forever but it’s always good to see the evidence stacking up to prove it.   A joint study by the University of Oxford and the University of Bristol in 2015 found that children who live with foster parents did better than those who remained with […]

Free educational websites for children and young people

Free Educational Websites for children and young people Please find below a list of free online resources that you may find useful following the closure of schools. It is important to note that these resources do not replace work sent home by your child’s school. Primary phase (EYFS to year 6) https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/ The Maths Factor […]

Daily Recordings: A Must — And Easier Than You Think

Daily recordings, a must! Daily recordings, a must! in foster carer blog / I think I was definitely luckier than most when I entered the world of fostering! I have mentioned before in previous blogs that my parents were foster carers for many years, and only retired recently after having fostered for over 27 years!  Through my […]

Birth Children and Fostering

Mum: ‘I’m going to be a foster carer!’ Me: ….’What does that mean?’ When I was 16 I didn’t care about much else but hanging out with my friends and family, listening to music, animals and beating all my guy friends at the latest PlayStation games just to prove that girls can do anything boys […]