Your support network

Parenting and caring for children who have been traumatised can be exhausting and it's vital you feel you can get support from your friends and family. Unfortunately, sometimes our support network may not fully understand the challenges facing you as a foster carer. Below is a selections of resources to share with your wider circle to help them understand.

Resources for Family and Friends

• Why Parenting Traumatised Children Is Different
  A document to share with friends and family to help them understand that differences with adoptive parenting and foster caring
• Guide for Churches
  If you are part of a church or religious community, this guide will support them in supporting you
• Let's Learn Together
  This guide provides useful information that can be shared with your child's teachers