Foster children

Fostering information

The children who are placed with foster carers come from many social, ethnic and religious backgrounds. They may have experienced a variety of problems in their life.

Many will be deeply upset about being away from their families and may be "difficult" to care for when they first come in to foster care.

However, this does not mean that all children in foster care are "problem children" and many, given sufficient time to settle, are likely to be as "difficult" as any other child.

Some of the children placed with foster carers, because of their history, will have more problems than most and will offer a considerable challenge to their foster carers.

This does not mean that they should not be placed with foster carers as this may still be seen as being in their best interests.

In some cases children will be identified as needing a specialist fostering placement when their needs are great and where they will place great demands upon those who care for them.

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Foster children's own words

Foster child
"I almost think of them as my real parents, … I can't believe it… When I first heard I was going into a foster home, I was scared. I thought they wouldn't care. But they do."

Foster Child  
"Being a Foster Child is walking into a room and wondering if it's okay to sit down…it's not having that feeling of belonging to the point where you can take things for granted, like sitting where you like."

Former Foster Child  
"I did feel bad leaving my mum. It hurt a lot... but I knew really it was getting worse."

Foster Child  
"I would like to have my brothers and sisters with me. I want us to be together, all of us…As long as I can have one of my family with me that's all I care about."

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