5 things potential foster carer need to know
Being a foster carer is not always easy and is something you should think a lot about beforehand. As with many things in life, you cannot ever be completely prepared for life as a foster parent; you can only know exactly what fostering is like when you are going through the experience yourself. However, it […]
Foster a Teenager
Basic strategies for for providing foster care for teenagers If you foster, the most important thing to do is to demonstrate that you really care – all the time! Many teenagers find themselves caught up in the care system having experienced the most turbulent events that would test most adults. These teenagers may never have […]
5 reasons to foster in later life
The minimum age to become a foster carer in the UK is 21 years old. However, there is no maximum age limit for people wanting to foster a child. If you are interested in fostering, and are fit and healthy, no matter what your age you are never too old to get in touch with […]
How do I become a Foster Parent?
Making the decision to become a foster parent is a decision which only you can decide, before you make the call to us have a think of the following —am I over 21, have I a spare bedroom, am I a British citizen or do I have right to remain and lastly do I have […]
Foster care and all the benefits of providing a spare room
Foster carers and anyone who has ever enquired about fostering will know that the there is one precondition and that is to have a spare room for a child or young person. There are key benefits of having a spare room – quite apart from being part of the Fostering Services National Minimum Standards – […]
6 Steps to help a young person settle in the Foster Home
Here at Caring Hearts, we are passionate about seeing our fostering families thrive together, so we’ve put together these handy steps to help the young person you’re fostering get settled at home. 1. Get to know them First step is getting to know the young person you’re fostering before they move in will help you […]
Foster carers need to have certain qualities to look after children
Life equips us with all sorts of skills, but the attributes a foster carer needs are quite specific. People who go into fostering can come from all sorts of backgrounds: couples (married or living together), families, single people, and same sex couples. Fostering agencies look to recruit people from different ethnicities, religions, and cultural backgrounds: […]
Foster care for teenagers requires some simple rules
If a foster carer understands the dynamics at work, responding appropriately becomes easier. Accepting that teenagers will behave in ways that are frustrating and very often exasperating will help. Knowing this happens because they are going through a period of confusion and uncertainty should elicit empathy: one of the most important skills a foster carer […]
What to expect from your background checks?
At Caring Hearts Fostering Agency part of our role is to recruit suitable and well vetted foster carers. In order to assess the suitability of our fostering applicants we carry out a number of background checks, as is required by the laws in which we work under. You will be fully involved in this process […]
What to expect from an initial visit to discuss becoming a foster carer.
To become a foster carer with Caring Hearts Fostering Agency you will need to initially get in touch with our team. You can either call us on 020 8810 6380 or email info@caringheartsfostering.co.uk. After having a conversation with a member of our team, if you continue to be interested in fostering, the next step would […]