Category: Fostering
Child’s Feedback Questionnare about Respite | Support Care & Short Break
This free Child’s Feedback Questionnaire is a clear and child friendly way for children, kids and young people to share their views about their time in respite care and support…
Trauma Awareness Poster for Children: Trauma Can Make Things Feel Hard
This downloadable trauma awareness poster is a clear and reassuring PDF resource designed for children, teens and young people who have experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences. It explains, in…
Why Rewards and Punishments Do Not Always Fix Behaviour – Child Behaviour Poster
Why Rewards and Punishments Do Not Always Fix Behaviour is a free, trauma informed child behaviour poster that explains why reward and punishment based behaviour management often fails to create…
“My Foster Family” – Poster for Foster Carers’ Welcome Book or Wall
The “My Foster Family” Poster is a free, printable visual resource designed to help children feel safe, welcomed, and emotionally supported when joining a foster family. This colourful and calming…
Birth Children’s Views on Their Family’s Fostering – Feedback Form | Wishes and Feelings Direct Work Resource
The Birth Children’s Views on Their Family’s Fostering is a free, printable feedback form designed to help birth children share their honest feelings, experiences, and perspectives about living in a…
Helping Children Calm: Connection Before Correction Poster
This free downloadable PDF is a one page poster that explains why children, kids and young people calm quicker when adults connect with them before correcting behaviour. It shows, in…
Why Some Children Say “I Don’t Care” When They Care the Most – Poster (Printable PDF)
This printable poster explains why children, young people and teenagers sometimes say “I don’t care” when they are actually feeling overwhelmed, pressured or emotionally unsafe. It helps adults understand the…
Child Feedback Form for Respite and Support Care: Giving Children a Voice in Fostering
This is a child feedback form designed for children attending respite or support care, particularly within fostering. It is an important resource that encourages the voice of the child by…
Caring for a Child of a Different Ethnicity – A Guide for Foster Carers, Adopters & Others
This guide is an invaluable resource for foster carers and adoptive parents raising children of a different ethnicity or race. It provides practical advice and insights into fostering a multi-ethnic…
Transition and Separation Support Cards: A Resource for Building Emotional Resilience in Children
This set of free encouragement and support cards has been designed to help children feel reassured, valued, and confident during challenging times or periods of separation. Each card contains simple…
How Adults Repair Relationships with Children – Poster
This free downloadable PDF explains how adults repair relationships with children after difficult moments. It focuses on what children experience emotionally when adults raise their voice, misunderstand, or react too…
Foster Carers Caring for Muslim Children Guide
This detailed guide is an essential resource for foster carers supporting Muslim children and young people. It provides valuable information on how to create a culturally and religiously sensitive environment,…
Why a Child’s Behaviour Often Gets Worse Before It Gets Better – Poster
This printable poster explains a common but often misunderstood pattern in child behaviour change. It shows why behaviour can temporarily worsen when adults change how they respond, even when the…
What a child needs before their behaviour can change – Poster
This free printable PDF poster explains what children need before their behaviour can change. It is based on a clear, child-centred understanding of emotional development, regulation and behaviour. The poster…
Why children push limits with the people they trust most – poster
This free printable trauma-informed poster explains why children often show their most challenging behaviour with the adults they feel safest with. It clearly shows that pushing limits is not about…
Surviving Christmas: Free Resources for Children and Adults with Autism, Sensory Needs, Anxiety & Trauma
CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE The Little Stressed Elf This child-friendly resource created by Beacon House helps children manage stress during the busy holiday season. It tells the story of a…
The Attachment Theory Workbook – Powerful Tools to Promote Understanding, Increase Stability & Build Lasting Relationships
The Attachment Theory Workbook: Powerful Tools to Promote Understanding, Increase Stability, and Build Lasting Relationships is a comprehensive guide designed to help individuals and couples improve their relationships through the…
My Child and I – Attachment for Life: Guide for Parents/Carers
My Child and I – Attachment for Life: Guide for Parents/Carers “My Child and I – Attachment for Life” is a comprehensive guide designed for parents and caregivers of children…
Your Brilliant Brain: A Book for Children/Teens about Complex Childhood Trauma
“Your Brilliant Brain: A Book about Complex Childhood Trauma” is an enlightening, beautifully illustrated book designed to help children understand the effects of complex childhood trauma on their brain and…
How to Talk to Children about Flight, Fight and Freeze Guide for Parents & Professionals
“How to Talk to Children about Flight, Fight, and Freeze” by Billy Brodovsky and Kate Kiernan is a comprehensive guide aimed at helping children become trauma-informed. It shifts the perspective…
A Child’s Behaviour Does Not Change Until the Environment Does – Poster
This trauma awareness poster is designed for parents, carers, teachers, social workers, and other professionals working with children and young people who display challenging or repeated behaviour. It supports trauma-informed…
Why a Child’s Behaviour Often Falls Apart After a Long Day – Printable Poster
This free and reassuring printable poster explains why many children seem to cope all day and then fall apart at home. It helps adults understand that end of day behaviour…
Things Children’s Can’t Do Yet – Poster
This clear and reassuring poster explains common skills that children and young people cannot do yet when they are overwhelmed, upset, tired or stressed. It helps adults understand that emotional…
Planning Transitions for Children moving to Permanent Placement: What do you do after you say “hello”?
The guide from Family Futures centres on the transition process for children moving into permanent placements such as adoption. It highlights the connection between positive beginnings and successful long-term outcomes…
Helping Your Child Sleep: Guide for Adopters & Foster Carers
The “Helping your Child to Sleep” booklet by Kent Post Adoption Service is a resource aimed at assisting families with adopted children who are struggling with sleep. It acknowledges the…
Supporting Youth Who Experience Racism: Ideas for Parents and Caregivers
The “Supporting Youth Who Experience Racism” handout provides parents and caregivers with practical strategies to help youth of color cope with and respond to racism. In an easy-to-use 3-page format,…
Child development and trauma guide
The Child Development and Trauma Guide provides foster carers, adoptive parents, and professionals working with children critical information about typical childhood development pathways and potential indicators of trauma at different…
Virtual Family Time/Contact: Fun Activities and Games Guide
‘Virtual Family Time/Contact: Fun Activities and Games’ guide offers a variety of enjoyable online activities for families who connect through platforms like Facebook, Facetime, Skype, and Teams. In some situations,…
Developmental Trauma Close Up Information Booklet
The booklet is a valuable resource for parents, caregivers, professionals, and adults supporting children who have experienced childhood trauma or loss. It provides insights and guidance to help understand and…
Helping your Child Transition from Foster Care to Adoption Factsheet
The “Helping Your Child Transition From Foster Care to Adoption” booklet is a valuable resource for foster carers and adopters who are supporting a child during the adoption process. Whether…