Member News from Action for Children: Celebrating foster grandparents this Families who Foster Month

​This October is 'Families who Foster Month'. We spoke to foster carer Karen and her dad, Sam, about the realities of fostering as a family and the role of the 'foster grandparent'.

Karen fosters with her husband Mike. They welcomed their first foster child at the start of the year. Karen admits those early days were challenging: “In the beginning, it was hard for everyone to adjust to a new little person in our home. Family dynamics changed. Sleepless nights led to some tense moments. Our foster child was young, and it was all very hard for her.”

ive months in, the couple and their three children, Josh (26), Reece (22) and Abi (13), are adjusting to their new normal.

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