Resources for Foster Carers

I've cross some very helpful “classics” in my TED talk collection. It reminded me that, sometimes, we need little, brief reminders of what being PACEful might look like, in order to keep going in our mission to therapeutically parent our most vulnerable, traumatised children and young people.

Lynda Collins, Clinical Lead in Mid, introduces us to Non-Violent Resistance (NVR), an approach to parenting that is very relevant to fostering. 

When writing about something it seems best to start with a definition, but defining love feels like an impossible task. Words will no doubt fail me, dissolving into formlessness in my endeavour to be precise. Perhaps words are the problem and love cannot be wholly captured by any collection of them. Indeed, different expressions of love hold meaning for each of us: a song, a poem, a painting, a gesture, a gift.

Children and young people in care, who have experienced trauma, are sensitive to change.