'I Worried I Was Alone but My Foster Carer Welcomed Me Back’

Foster Carers: Everyday Therapeutic Agents

ADCS is a membership organisation. Our members hold leadership roles in children’s services departments in local authorities in England.

'I worried I was alone but my foster carer welcomed me back’

Kyle was just seven years old when, during the summer holidays, he stayed with his foster carer Gavin for the first time. In unfamiliar surroundings, he was unable to sleep one night so at about 3am Gavin put a children’s film on for them to watch together, patiently keeping him company through a night of anxiety and worry. Although he only stayed with Gavin for a few nights on that occasion, that simple act of kindness and compassion stayed wit…