Do you have questions about who can foster and what therapeutic fostering really means?
Join host Faye and ISP foster parents Andy and Mike in the Polaris Community’s latest episode of Let’s Talk About Fostering, where the couple share their fostering journey.
From what it’s like to foster in your early thirties and working full-time to being in a same-sex relationship, renting, finances and more, together, they bust some common myths about fostering.
Andy and Mike also explain what therapeutic fostering actually means, how it’s applied in day-to-day life, and why your own life experiences (even the messy bits) can be a strength when caring for children who’ve experienced childhood trauma.
What you’ll discover in this episode
Andy, Mike, and Faye get into the nitty-gritty of foster parent life to give you an idea of what fostering is all about and whether it could be right for you.
Plug in your earphones, grab a cuppa, and get ready to learn more about fostering, including:
- Why Andy and Mike chose fostering as a route into parenthood.
- The experiences that have led children into care.
- Choosing ISP, and why it was the right decision.
- What therapeutic fostering really means.
- The fostering assessment process.
- Being a same-sex couple and the fostering community.
- From working while fostering to fostering full-time.
- Nurturing a sibling bond between children from different families.
- Building positive relationships with birth families.
- Looking beyond behaviour to understand what’s really going on.
- What it’s like to foster in your 30s.
- Answering common FAQs about money, mortgages, working, renting, being single, having your own children, and being LGBTQIA+
- Favourite fostering moments.
- Andy and Mike’s fostering advice.
“If you’ve got the desire to foster, you’ll probably make it work.”
Click here to watch – or search ‘Let’s Talk About Fostering’ on your chosen podcast platform.
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