Practical guidance for real fostering life.

Child sexual exploitation and county lines explained plainly for foster carers: what the grooming pattern actually looks like, what to do the night a child goes missing, and why the law treats an exploited child as the victim.

Waits for an ADHD assessment now run into years. Here is what a foster carer can do in the meantime, the changes NICE actually recommends, and where our own older advice about food turns out to be wrong.

What if a child tells me something terrible and I say the wrong thing? Here is what actually helps in the moment, what to write down, who you tell, and why a child telling you is usually a sign your home is working.

A child who washes until the skin splits is not being fussy. What OCD looks like in a foster home, why reassuring a child can quietly make it worse, and how to get help in London.

The signs of radicalisation look a lot like being fifteen, which is what makes them hard to read. Here is what tends to change, what Prevent actually is, and why a referral does not give a child a criminal record.

Knife crime is falling nationally but London still has the highest rate of any police force area. Here is what the law actually says, what you would realistically notice at home, what to do if you find a knife, and what your rights are if your young person is stopped and searched.