by FosterTalk Admin | May 4, 2022 | Blog
On 6th May Katherine Fletcher, MP for South Ribble, will present The Kinship Care (Parental Leave) Bill to the House of Commons for its second reading. This is a Private Members’ Bill and was initially presented to Parliament on Monday 21 June 2021. The Bill...
by FosterTalk Admin | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog
Welcome to FosterTalk’s monthly Foster Care Blog by Foster Carer, Lisa Scott. This month, Lisa shares her experiences of welcoming new foster children into her home. Welcoming foster children into our home is a major part of our role as foster carers and the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog
The Strange & Curious Guide to Trauma by Sally Donovan OBE, adoptive parent, and best-selling & award-winning author The Strange & Curious Guide to Trauma explores what trauma is, how it affects us, and why our bodies and brains react the way they do. It...
by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog
World Social Work Day is a chance to shine a light and give thanks to Social Workers for everything they do to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable children, families and communities across the globe. Here at FosterTalk, we have a wonderful team of...
by FosterTalk Admin | Mar 1, 2022 | Blog
Welcome to FosterTalk’s monthly Foster Care Blog by Foster Carer, Lisa Scott. This month, Lisa shares her experiences and top tips on helping children with hygiene. Hi everyone, I feel it’s really important to discuss hygiene in this month’s blog as it can be a...
by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 15, 2022 | Blog
Previously published in our Autumn 21members magazine, FosterTalk editor Laura Smithers spoke to Gemma Creamer about her life to date and where her desire for the field of law came from. This is the second edition of our ‘Real Lives, Real People’ series. I was lucky...
