Month: October 2026

18 October 2026

Many foster carers begin their fostering journey assuming there will be a moment where they suddenly feel completely ready. A point where every question has been answered, every concern has disappeared, and they feel 100% confident about welcoming a child into their home. In reality, that ‘one moment’ rarely arrives. That does not mean foster parents are unprepared.…

17 October 2026

When people start researching fostering, one of the practical questions that often comes up is how foster care allowances are calculated and whether they change as children get older. The simple answer is yes. As children grow, their needs often change too. Older children and teenagers generally have higher day-to-day expenses than younger children, which is reflected within…

16 October 2026

When caring for children in care, it is easy to feel pressure to get everything right. Many foster parents worry about saying the wrong thing, handling situations incorrectly, or not doing enough. In reality, what children often need most is not perfection. They need consistency. For children who may have experienced instability, uncertainty or changes in the adults…

14 October 2026

It’s a situation that can come up more often than you might expect. Renovations being delayed, a bedroom temporarily out of use, or work on the house taking longer than planned. It often leads to the same question: can a foster child share a room with my child if the situation is only temporary? The answer is no.…

14 October 2026

A common questions people ask when enquiring about the fostering assessment process is can you be a foster parent with a criminal record. It is a sensitive question, and often comes with a lot of uncertainty. Some people assume the answer is automatically no, which is not always the case. Having a criminal record does not necessarily mean…

14 October 2026

Being a respite foster parent can feel very different from other types of fostering. Placements are shorter, often planned in advance, and you may support the same child many times – becoming a natural extension of their fostering family. But one part that people do not always talk about is what it feels like when those children return…