Fostering children with autism can be an incredibly rewarding experience, providing a nurturing environment for children who face unique challenges. At AFA Fostering, we understand the importance of creating a supportive and understanding home for children on the...
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...
As the year draws to a close and we get closer to the festive season, all of us here at AFA Fostering, along with our wonderful foster families, are getting ready for Christmas. It’s a busy time filled with big shopping trips, school plays, decorating our homes, and...
As we head into the new year, all of us at AFA Fostering, along with our busy foster parents, are getting ready for Christmas. For many, it’s a time of big grocery shopping trips, school plays, hanging festive decorations, lots of mince pies, secret Santa...
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...
Senses are the way we detect our world, helping us understand what we see, hear, touch, smell and taste. We also have three other senses which help us to detect the world. They are largely unknown but play a crucial role in how we feel. These senses are called...
Encouraging your child with a healthy diet can be challenging. Particularly with all the varying commercials regarding, fast food restaurants, sweets and drinks. Marketing are very good with the timings and locations of advertising these products. Also it is important...
A child in your care hurting themselves is one of the most worrying and scary things any foster parent has to face, and it will have a big emotional impact upon you, even if you’ve experienced it before. As terrifying and incomprehensible as it can seem, it’s actually...
When your child will not eat it becomes a worrying time for all parents and carers, however you are not alone. Although forcing a child to eat more than he/she needs, can only lead to tears, tantrums and stressful mealtimes for all involved. Make sure to take a look...
When a child doesn’t go to school it can have a huge impact on both the child themselves and on everyone else in the household. Refusing to go can be a sign of problems in or out of school and it’s important to focus on getting to the underlying cause of why they...