Category: Adoption & Fostering

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…

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 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,…

A planned, emotionally sensitive move into an adoptive family is the focus here, with practical guidance for helping a child feel safe, keep trust with foster carers, and begin building…

Helps social workers and foster carers plan difficult adoption conversations in a clear sequence, from explaining why a child cannot live with their birth family through to introducing an adoptive…

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…

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…

When a parent or carer is unsure whether to step in or let a child try, this one-page parenting infographic gives clear prompts for reflecting on overprotective parenting. It is…

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 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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Offers a clear, child-centred way to explain why a child may miss, love and want to return to a home that was unsafe. The visual can support conversations with children…

This free printable PDF is a simple, visual resource that explains toxic shame in children in a clear and easy to understand way. It shows how children can begin to…