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8 Helping a Child to Settle Into Your Home | Haringey Foster Carer Handbook
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48 <h1>
48 Helping a Child to Settle Into Your Home
48 </h1>
49 <div class="scope_box_blue">
50 <p style="font-weight:500; font-size: 140%;">
50 Standards & Regulations
50 </p>
51 <p>
51 Fostering Services National Minimum Standards (England) 2011:
51 </p>
52 <ul>
53 <li>
53 <a href="http://www.minimumstandards.org/fost_one.html" target="_blank">
53 Standard 1 - The child’s wishes and feelings and those significant them
53 </a>
53 .
53 </li>
54 <li>
54 <a href="http://www.minimumstandards.org/fost_five.html" target="_blank">
54 Standard 5 - Matching the child with a placement that meets their assessed need
54 </a>
54 .
54 </li>
55 <li>
55 <a href="http://www.minimumstandards.org/fost_eleven.html" target="_blank">
55 Standard 11 - Preparation for a placement
55 </a>
55 .
55 </li>
56 </ul>
57 <p>
57 Training, Support and Development Standards for Foster Care:
57 </p>
58 <ul>
59 <li>
59 <a href="files/foster_care_tsd_standards_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">
59 Standard 1 - Understand the principles and values essential for fostering children and young
people
59 </a>
59 .
59 </li>
60 <li>
60 <a href="files/foster_care_tsd_standards_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">
60 Standard 2 - Understand your role as a foster carer
60 </a>
60 .
60 </li>
61 <li>
61 <a href="files/foster_care_tsd_standards_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">
61 Standard 4 - Know how to communicate effectively
61 </a>
61 .
61 </li>
62 </ul>
63 </div>
64 <p>
64 <br />
65 All children will have been given information about you, your family and your home before they are
placed with you unless it is an emergency placement. They may have also visited you before the
decision to place them was taken and may have had an introduction period where they were able to
express their view about living with you.
65 </p>
66 <p>
66 This will hopefully help in settling a child in but all children will cope differently with either
coming into care or a placement move.
66 </p>
67 <p>
67 Check the information given to you from the child’s social worker; ask them if there is anything
you are not clear about before the placement starts.
67 </p>
68 <p>
68 Talk to all other children in the household about the new child to help them adjust also.
68 </p>
69 <p>
69 Some will need more reassurance than others; some may be withdrawn or be difficult for a time.
69 </p>
70 <p>
70 It is important that you are calm and reassure the child setting clear boundaries. If the child is
withdrawn give them space but also offer times when they can talk to you or spend time with you.
70 </p>
71 <p>
71 If times get difficult it is important for them to know that it’s their behaviour which you object
to and not them. Don’t expect things to change quickly, it may take time. You need to tell them
that it is OK to be angry but it’s what they do with that anger, e.g. go for a walk, and do an
activity depending on their age.
71 </p>
72 <p>
72 Some children may be on their best behaviour and be scared to show how they feel in case you send
them away.
72 </p>
73 <p>
73 Your Supervising Social Worker is there to help you through this - remember discuss the
difficulties as they happen and keep a record!
73 </p>
74 <p>
74 Your own family will also take time to adjust. Your children may feel neglected by you because
some of your time is given to another. Your children may copy bad behaviour. It will be useful to
look at all this when you are developing your Safer Caring family policy. See
74 <a href="safer_policy.html">
74 Developing a Safer Caring Policy
74 </a>
74 . You should explain to the child the general rules of the house and what is expected of them.
74 </p>
75 <p>
75 The following information will be useful and should be gathered from the child’s social worker and
parents where possible:
75 </p>
76 <ul>
77 <li>
77 What the child prefers to be called.
77 </li>
78 <li>
78 What do they like to do?
78 </li>
79 <li>
79 Does the child have a dummy or a comforter - like a teddy or a blanket? What is it called?
Older children may have a comforter but may be embarrassed about anyone knowing.
79 </li>
80 <li>
80 Clothes are important, if they bring any with them don’t throw them away, use them at first but
then make sure you keep them as they are part of the child’s memories - if the child is old
enough, let them choose what to wear.
80 </li>
81 <li>
81 A child may be uncomfortable bathing or undressing in front of a stranger – be sensitive and
find out what the child is used to.
81 </li>
82 <li>
82 People who are important to the child and their relations to him including friends.
82 </li>
83 <li>
83 Food - likes, dislikes routine, special religious or cultural preferences.
83 </li>
84 <li>
84 Bedtime routines.
84 </li>
85 <li>
85 Skincare.
85 </li>
86 <li>
86 Pets, likes and dislikes and fears.
86 </li>
87 <li>
87 Hobbies and interests.
87 </li>
88 <li>
88 Fears.
88 </li>
89 <li>
89 Medical information and allergies.
89 </li>
90 <li>
90 Any communication difficulties.
90 </li>
91 </ul>
92 <p>
92 If the placement is for a
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92 Disabled Child
92 </a>
92 in order to make sure the child settles, you should:
92 </p>
93 <ul>
94 <li>
94 Speak to your Supervising Social Worker to get as much information as possible about the child
and their disability.
94 </li>
95 <li>
95 Have high but realistic, expectations of the child and set clear boundaries.
95 </li>
96 <li>
96 Stress the good things a child can do.
96 </li>
97 <li>
97 Praise the child, reassure them.
97 </li>
98 <li>
98 Encourage the child to take part in a wide variety of activities.
98 </li>
99 <li>
99 Help/teach them to play and mix with other children.
99 </li>
100 <li>
100 Help them become as independent as possible.
100 </li>
101 <li>
101 Don’t treat them differently.
101 </li>
102 <li>
102 Talk to them, discuss, and explain things.
102 </li>
103 <li>
103 Be patient.
103 </li>
104 </ul>
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onmouseover="MM_swapImage('contact_us','','images/contact_us_button_hover.png',1)">
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When using mouse/pointer event handlers on elements that can be accessed by keyboard, ensure that you provide an equivalent keyboard handler. See WCAG 2.1 Failure F54. <a href="http://www.proceduresonline.com/haringey/childcare/" target="_blank"
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117 Subsections
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119 Home
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120 <li>
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120 About Us
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120 </li>
121 <li>
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121 Being a Foster Carer
121 </a>
121 </li>
122 <li>
122 <a href="safeguarding.html">
122 Safeguarding Everyone in our Household
122 </a>
122 </li>
123 <li>
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123 The Placement
123 </a>
123 </li>
124 <li>
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124 Caring for Children
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124 </li>
125 <li>
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125 Want to become a Foster Carer
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126 <li>
126 <a href="http://www.londoncp.co.uk/" target="_blank">
126 London Child Protection Procedures
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127 <li>
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127 Haringey Children's Services Fostering Procedures
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128 Family and Friends Carers Policy
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129 Useful Resources
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Associate form controls with <label> tags, or use the 'aria-label' or 'aria-labelledby' attributes to label controls where it might be confusing or not possible to use a label. See WCAG 2.1 Failure F68. <input type="text" name="zoom_query" class="search_input" size="20" id="zoom_searchbox" />
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