Supporting Your Foster Child with Homework: Hints and Tips for Success As a foster carer, you play a vital role in the development of the children you care for, not just emotionally but academically too. Homework is more than just an after-school chore; it’s an opportunity to support your foster child’s learning journey, build essential […]
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Supporting Teens in Digital Safety: A Guide for Foster Parents and Carers to Navigate TikTok Responsibly As a foster parent or carer, you play a vital role in helping the young people in your care navigate the digital world safely. Social media platforms like TikTok can be fun and engaging for teens, but they also
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REPORT REMOVE! Take Down online nude images or video! Report Remove is a tool that allows young people to report nude images or videos that have been shared online, to see if it is possible to get them taken down. Developed by NSPCC and IWF and supported by Childline, this tool gives information to young
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If you are planning to give electronic gadgets to your children this year, or if you are simply aware of an increase of time spent online, check out these parent guides designed to help you keep kids safe in a digital world. “Online safety is when young people know who they can tell if they
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There is a real and growing concern of how many young people find it OK to share inappropriate images online. It is leading to so many becoming vulnerable to potential exploitation, blackmail and harm from a young age, leaving a lasting digital footprint. If you share it, you are involved. It’s time for foster carers and parents to have an important conversation about online safety. Let’s help children navigate the digital world as safely as possible.
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Ketamine is an increasingly popular recreational drug of choice for teens. This is a drug that no one should take. However, as a parent or foster carer you may not be able to stop children and young people coming into contact with it. Being informed could help the teenagers in your care to make the
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The UK Government has a pilot grant project to provide additional educational funding for looked-after children and care leavers at post-16. An additional £5 million has been made available to selected Local Authorities in England for the 2022-23 school year. Funds are there for schools to provide support for educational interventions, tuition or anything else
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Parents and foster carers need to be able to help teens learn about digital safety and how to manage their online presence. With 40% of the 800 million active users on TikTok between the ages of 14 and 24 there is increasing responsibility to understand the dangers of social media and teach children how to
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Back to School After Covid! Never as foster carers, did you probably imagine that ‘school teacher’ would be added to your long list of ‘job roles’ that often come as part of being a carer. Despite the challenges faced, there have been some incredible success stories from some of our young people who have risen
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Why do I need to know about Xanax? According to the most recent national drug survey, there has been a significant increase in the use of Xanax by young people. Alprazolam (Xanax) is controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, therefore possession without a prescription or supplying the drug to others is a criminal
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