Tag: Teenagers
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Considerate conversation
There’s so much we can do, right now, to make a positive difference in the lives of young people in care. Some of these things might seem small or insignificant – but the truth is that they have a huge impact.
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Identity: Being seen and being blessed
Our theologian in residence Tim Davy explores how our identity and value as human beings is rooted in being made in God's image.
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Joe Swash: Teens in Care
Here's what stood out to us in Joe Swash: Teens in Care.
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Blogs
A step towards stability
At Home for Good we are passionate about ensuring children and young people have a safe, secure and loving place to call home.
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Identity
What steps can we take towards helping a child or teenager understand who they are?
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Supported lodgings – equipping young adults with life skills, stability and confidence
In an outdated care system unable to meet the increasing demands on it, supported lodgings can offer a financially viable and supportive environment for older teenagers to flourish and to learn key life skills.
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Through thick and thin: reflections from an adoptive mum
An adoptive mum shares how she journeys with her children and finds precious connections, even in those harder moments.
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Understanding Adolescence: Things that make a difference
It is not an exaggeration to say that great wraparound care for families can be life changing
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Understanding Adolescence: Questions and Decisions
All children who are fostered or have been adopted have experienced trauma, whatever the details of their story, and trauma has a profound impact on brain development.
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Understanding adolescence: What’s happening in the brain?
The first 1000 days of a child’s life are often heralded as being the most significant, in no small part because of what is happening in the brain.
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Love in action
It is well-evidenced that trauma has a deep-rooted impact on our emotional, physical, and social development, which can impede our ability to navigate the world and feel safe.
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Prioritising teenagers
Teenagers in care are 80% more likely than the national average to have two or more changes of home in a year.
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Stories
Glimmers of Hope
Dave shares his family story of welcoming in a teenage foster daughter
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Our heart for teenagers
Home for Good is passionate about finding a home for every child, at every age.
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Rethinking our Approach to Older Children in Care
Older children in care are the fastest growing cohort of children and yet too many children who age out of the care system in England every year are doing so without a family to belong to.
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