Making the decision to become a foster carer is hugely rewarding. You will be providing much needed stability and support to a child or children, in a safe environment.
Foster carers will have dedicated themselves to making a difference to children’s lives and have helped them learn and develop. Fostering can also be very challenging for all those involved, however the rewards far outweigh these.
We spoke to some parent bloggers to help us understand how they felt about fostering in general and what they knew about it.
Having worked alongside foster carers whilst working in social services, Rebecca who blogs at Mum of 3 Boys says…
“Fostering is something I have always had an interested in and I have discussed this over the years with my family. I also know that when I decided to return to social work I will be seeking a position within a Fostering Team”
As she goes on to explain, it is open to anyone with a few logical caveats…
“You need to be over 21 years of age, have a spare bedroom, be a British Citizen and be committed, patient and understanding. You can be a single person, a married couple or divorced. You can be a parent with young children or grown up children. Be a same-sex couple, a single parent and either employed or unemployed. What is important is that you can offer stability and support to a child or children.”
Would you like to know a bit more about fostering? Here at Clifford House we have compiled some facts in an easy to read infographic about Fostering which are well worth taking a look at if you are considering Fostering.
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