What is Fostering?
Foster carers support children to feel safe and nurtured.
Fostering is a way of providing a loving and stable home to children and young people when they are unable to live with their birth families or relatives.
A Foster carers role
Foster carers provide a good standard of care for other people's children. They also do much more:
- Foster carers support children in their education, look after their health and support their social wellbeing
- Foster carers have an understanding of the difficulties parents face and often work closely with children's families and others who are important to the child
- Foster carers may help children to come to terms with difficult or traumatic experiences
- Foster carers may manage difficult or challenging behaviour
- Foster carers work in partnership with social workers and other professionals
- Foster carers attend meetings and contribute to making care plans for children and young people
- Foster carers keep records and maintain confidentiality
- Foster carers are motivated to develop new skills and learn new things through reading, discussion and attending training
