Behaviour
We have produced a list of key resources on this topic.
Managing behaviour is an important part of looking after children. All looked after children will have undergone the disturbance of living away from their parents and some others may have experienced abuse which may affect their behaviour. Foster carers may need some assistance in understanding why certain behaviour occurs and how to deal with it in an appropriate way without using corporal punishment or verbal abuse.
Useful links
Publications and resources from the Fostering Network
- Managing Behaviour: information for foster carers
- Publisher: The Fostering Network
- Date: 1996
- This booklet gives practical hints on effective ways of dealing with difficult behaviour.
- Code: 2023
- Price: £2 members, £4 non-members
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- Pathways Through Fostering: Managing Behaviour
- Publisher: The Fostering Network
- Date: 2008
- Encourages foster carers to explore the behaviours they find ‘challenging’ and looks at ways to address such behaviour productively.
- Code: 7066
- Price: £15 members, £30 non-members
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