What are your responsibilities when fostering a newborn babies? Can you only foster babies? We look at these and other common questions about fostering babies and toddlers.
What makes a good foster parent? Are you wondering how to be a good foster parent? Maybe you have been thinking about it for a while, but you’re not sure whether you are qualified? Take a look at our top 10 qualities of a foster parent as well as some good reasons to...
Help! My foster child is stealing Many foster parents face the challenging situation of a foster child stealing or telling tales or mistruths. While stealing can happen with any child, it's important to understand the potential causes behind it in foster care...
We hope that the reason you’re considering becoming a foster parent is to make a positive impact on the lives of children. Whilst it is morally rewarding, there is also a financial reward for your dedication and commitment as a foster parent. Fostering agencies...
When you’re beginning to think seriously about applying to foster, there will be a lot of decisions to make. One of them will be who you want to foster with; your local authority or an independent fostering agency? And, if you chose a fostering agency, how do you find...
All at AFA abhor racism and all forms of discrimination. This article is not an attempt to promote AFA on the back of Black Lives Matter. We do, however, recognise the importance of continually pushing to change and that change has been needed for very many years. We...
Over the past year, there has been an increase in the number of babies being taken into local authority care. In some cases, where mothers have continued to abuse substances during pregnancy, babies are born addicted to drugs or alcohol. That’s why at AFA Fostering,...
Barnardo’s has one of the largest collections of archives and records about children in the world, dating from the 1870s to the present day. This archive holds thousands of files and photographs of children and young people who were looked after by the charity, either...
It's National Care Leavers Week (24 - 31st October 2019). We thought it would be good to mark the occasion by sharing this heart-warming statement from one of our care leavers: "Many people may argue that being in care is not the best place to be. There are negative...
Want to talk it through with someone? It’s the time of year when many young adults are preparing to leave home. Some will be heading to university, while others may be moving to take up a new job or have a gap year. Whatever the reason, it’s a big change in their...