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Books on fostering not only shed light on the experiences of foster children but also offer valuable guidance and support for foster parents and caregivers. These books may provide practical advice on building trust with foster children, addressing behavioral challenges, and promoting a nurturing and stable environment.
For current or prospective foster parents, these books can be a valuable resource for improving their caregiving skills and providing a loving home for foster children.
Have you ever thought about fostering? This book tells you all you need to know! An essential read for anyone considering becoming a foster carer. Thousands of children are fostered every year by thousands of families who have become foster carers. If you’ve got some space in your life, some time and attention to give, and the perseverance and commitment to help a vulnerable child to weather a difficult time in your life, fostering could be the right choice for you. This book tells you all you need to know about fostering and what it involves, how to get started, and what to expect.
Therapeutic parenting is a deeply nurturing parenting style, and is especially effective for children with attachment difficulties, or who experienced childhood trauma. This book provides everything you need to know in order to be able to effectively therapeutically parent.
Providing a model of intervention, The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting gives parents or caregivers an easy to follow process to use when responding to issues with their children. The following A-Z covers 60 common problems parents face, from acting aggressively to difficulties with sleep, with advice on what might trigger these issues, and how to respond.
Now in its seventh edition, this popular quick reference guide to the law in England relating to the care of children has been updated in 2019 to include reference to all recent legislation, including new regulations, guidance and standards. Designed to provide a basic framework, it presents a summary of main statutes, regulations and court rules and contains sections on: parents, parental responsibility and private family life; private arrangements for the care of children; local authority responsibilities to children and families; child protection; children looked after by local authorities; reviews; representations, complaints and advocacy services for children; adoption; and the courts. This concise guide is invaluable for the busy practitioner who needs to be able to check facts about the law quickly and easily.
