Whether it is your first placement or you are an experienced foster carer, welcoming a new child to your home can be nerve-wracking. Each child brings their own challenges and rewards and provides a different experience of being a foster carer. You might be taking on a child who is older or younger than those that you have fostered before or perhaps a young parent with a child of their own.
Members of the Fostering Network log in here for more information and resources on issues that come with taking on a new placement, and access to peer to peer support in our online community.
Part of the Key Resources in Foster Care series, this list gives details of recommended publications and organisations on the topic of siblings and foster care.
Part of the Key Resources in Foster Care series, this resource list gives details of recommended publications and organisations for those caring for unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees.
Part of the Key Resources in Foster Care series, this list gives details of important publications, websites and organisations on the topic of young parents, with particular reference to young parents who are in, or have recently left care.
This leaflet is an introductory guide to some of the issues that may arise when caring for a young child. It explains the importance of continuity and working with parents. It covers topics such as diet and play and explains what may happen if the child cannot return home. Comes in packs of ten.
Any child who comes into foster care may have been sexually abused. This Signpost booklet alerts foster carers to some of the signs that may indicate sexual abuse, and help identify ways of helping the child come to terms with what has happened.
Covering what may be involved in fostering a teenager, this leaflet addresses some of the issues facing young people in foster care. It explains the importance of preparation for adult life, managing behaviour and sources of support for foster carers.
Be My Parent is a family-finding service from the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF). It is aimed at prospective adopters and long-term foster carers and includes profiles, photographs and videos of UK children waiting for new families, as well as general information on becoming an adoptive parent or foster carer.
