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My Foster Child is Stealing
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...
Christmas Through a Foster Child’s Eyes
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...
Fostering: A Journey of the Heart and Spirit
Fostering isn't just a role; it's a journey that touches the heart and challenges the spirit, open to all. But what does it take to be a good foster parent? Let's explore the essential qualities and the rewarding experiences that come with this meaningful path. The...
Emotional Rewards in Foster Parenting
In the final instalment of Mandeep and Harpreet's fostering journey, we delve into the emotional rewards and the community support that make the challenging aspects of fostering worthwhile. Mandeep recounts a moment when their four-year-old foster daughter told her,...
Celebrating Diwali: A Guide for our AFA Foster Families in East Anglia and the East Midlands
Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is a vibrant festival celebrated by millions around the world, especially among those following the Hindu faith. In the UK, a significant Hindu community, with numbers over 800,000, observes this occasion. Within the counties of...
Addressing Behavioural Challenges and the Importance of Long-term Care
Picking up from where we left off with Mandeep and Harpreet, we explore how the couple deals with children who exhibit challenging behaviours like swearing or aggressive conduct. Rather than resorting to punitive measures, they take a gentle and educative approach....
The Heartfelt Journey of Becoming Foster Parents: Meet Mandeep and Harpreet
Mandeep, a seasoned foster parent based in Leicester, and her husband Harpreet, have been fostering children for over six years. Inspired by a deep-rooted love for children that has always been a part of their family legacy, the couple were motivated to venture into...
Boo! Halloween Activities for Foster Families
Boo! It's that spine-chilling time of the year again, when the moonlight illuminates our nights, and the streets are filled with little monsters, witches, and ghosts on the hunt for candy. And for the AFA Fostering family, it's a fang-tastic opportunity to make happy...
From Fear to Fostering: Tackling Misconceptions about Foster Care
In this final episode in our serialised blog about experienced foster parents Katrina and Sandy, Katrina shares about common misconceptions about fostering, and offers some words of wisdom to people who are thinking about becoming foster parents themselves. When asked...
From Friction to Friendship: Building Trusting Relationships in Fostering
In this penultimate episode of our blog series, our foster parent Katrina highlights the vital role that support from AFA plays in her fostering journey and how the consistent presence of her social worker, Jag, is central to this. She recounted her experience in a...