What our carers say about fostering

The worst moments

“As important as it is to the child and their family, contact can be very stressful. Be very clear about how much you can manage. I once had a placement that required seven visits in five days. I was willing to plan my days around this because it was a young baby and needed to keep the bond with its parents and relatives.”
Janice Fishendon

“Just like children moving on are the best moments they are also the worst. It can be so difficult to say goodbye. Other worst moments are when you feel a wrong decision has been taken and no one is listening to you. More often though it is just things going round and round in circles with no progress being made.”
Zoe Snell