Category: Adoption & Fostering
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…
Building Blocks for Resilience: 0-8 Years Guides
Building Blocks for Resilience booklets are designed to provide parents and caregivers with information and activities to help build resilience in their children. The booklets provide information, tips, and activities,…
Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Abuse or Neglect: Booklet
Children who have been abused or neglected need safe and nurturing relationships that address the effects of child maltreatment. If you are parenting a child who has been abused or…
Teenagers in Foster Care: A handbook for foster carers and those that support them
“Teenagers in Foster Care: A handbook for foster carers and those that support them” is a comprehensive and practical handbook tailored specifically for foster carers and their support network. This…
Why Children Push Away the Adults They Need Most – Free PDF Poster
Why Children Push Away the Adults They Need Most is a free printable PDF that helps adults understand why children, young people and teenagers sometimes reject comfort, act rude, become…
Strengthening Family Bonds: Relationship Building Activities for Parents/Carers and Children
‘Strengthening Family Bonds: Relationship Building Activities for Parents/Carers and Children’ is a straightforward and easy-to-follow guide filled with enjoyable techniques, games and ideas based on theraplay that help families grow…
Explaining Adoption to Your Child: Parents’ guide
This factsheet provides basic guidelines and advice for adoptive parents on how to talk to their child about adoption. The factsheet covers important topics such as when to tell your…
Feedback forms for foster children & foster carers’ own children
As a social worker, understanding the experiences of both foster children and their foster carers’ own children is crucial to providing the best possible care and support. This resource offers…
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn Explanation for Children Poster – Free PDF
What Happens When I Feel Unsafe – Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn is a free printable PDF poster designed to help children, kids, and young people understand what happens in their…
What Is Blocked Care? Poster
Blocked care is a stress response that can affect parents and carers when emotional and physical demands become overwhelming over time. It happens when the nervous system is overloaded and…
Later Life Letters guides & examples
Later Life Letter by West Sussex County Council & Children first – Guidance & Examples The guide covers the following topics: IntroductionThe Role and Purpose of the Later Life LetterThe…
Caring for Kids after Trauma, Disaster and Death: A guide for parents & professionals
“Caring for Kids after Trauma, Disaster and Death” is an invaluable guide for parents and professionals seeking to support children in the aftermath of traumatic events. This comprehensive resource provides…
Parenting Children/Young People with Developmental Trauma (booklet)
The “Parenting Children/Young People with Developmental Trauma” booklet is a valuable resource specifically designed for parents and carers of children who have experienced developmental trauma. This booklet aims to provide…
Theraplay activities booklet
The “Theraplay activities” resource is a valuable booklet that provides a helpful list of Theraplay activities specifically designed to enhance parent-child attachment. Based on the Principles of Theraplay, these activities…
Developmental trauma – easy read explanation guides for carers, older children & schools
The Developmental Trauma Easy Read Explanation Guides are invaluable resources designed to provide clear and concise information about developmental trauma to carers, older children, and schools. These guides aim to…
Lifeskills: Get Ready For Adult Life – Young People’s Pack
The Lifeskills: Get Ready For Adult Life – Young People’s Pack is a comprehensive workbook designed to provide young people with valuable information and advice to help them navigate the…
You Are Loved – Affirmation Posters for Children and Young People
You Are Loved is a set of three heartwarming and visually engaging tear-off affirmation posters designed to spread kindness, encouragement, and emotional support to children and young people. With clear,…
Life story work/book: guides,templates & examples
GUIDES The Child’s Own Story: Life Story Work with Traumatised Children This practical guidebook provides a comprehensive framework for practitioners working with children who have experienced trauma. The book outlines…
Easy pleasy cook book for care leavers – cooking on a budget
The Children’s Society created this cookbook to provide inexpensive and easy recipes for young people and budget-conscious cooks. It contains recipes for meals, snacks, and desserts using affordable ingredients like…
This is me and I have rights: An activity book for young children in care
This colourful activity book aims to teach young children in foster care, ages 3-8, about their rights in an engaging, supportive way. It covers the right to be safe, healthy,…
ReMoved (Video for foster carers)
ReMoved follows the emotional journey of a nine-year old girl who is taken from her abusive birth home and placed in the tumultuous foster care system. This short film will…
Let’s learn together – A guide for parents and teachers of adopted children in primary school
This booklet, made with help from parents and experts, delves into how early trauma affects adopted children’s school experiences. Addressing vulnerability, it aids both parents and educators in improving schooling….
Your Plans, Your Placement, Your Reviews & Short Breaks – Young person’s guide to the care planning, placement and case review regulations 2010
The resource is a useful guide explaining England’s 2010 Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations to young people in care. It was created with input from young people…
A children’s guide to foster care
These three nicely illustrated guides to foster care explain in a child friendly way who foster carers are, the role of a social worker and answers common questions a child…
Children’s Guide to Adoption (Booklet)
Below are two different booklets which help children understand what adoption is and answer some of the questions children may have. The booklets have similar content but different design and are…
Positive Adoption Conversations – Guide for Adoptive Families
This guide from Adoptive Families helps parents have open, honest conversations about adoption with their children. It provides sample dialogues tailored to different ages, tips for explaining difficult details, and…
The Regulation Ladder: Poster Guide for Parents and Carers
This free printable PDF helps parents and carers understand what is really behind a child’s behaviour, especially during meltdowns, shutdowns, and moments of emotional overwhelm. It explains the regulation ladder…