What will be our relationship with the child's family?

This is something we will help you with. It is important to make sure it is safe for your family and in the best interests of the child, which in most cases it is. It is extremely rare for a child in foster care to not spend any time with their family, and seeing their family is often very important to the child and the child’s family.

Sometimes a child needs some extra support after time with their family as it can be confusing and upsetting for them, and this is when they need an understanding and supportive foster carer to be there for them.

Ideally, foster carers get to know the child’s family and form a mutual respect of the role each person plays in the life of the child. Whilst this can take some time, it makes a huge difference to the child when they see the adults in their lives working as a unified team to support them.