Who Can Be a Foster Parent? [2 min read]
By far the most important criteria for becoming a foster parent is the ability to listen and empathise, to provide a stable and loving home and to support and speak up for the children you care for. There are large sectors of our communities who don’t believe they are they are able to foster. Among […]
Different Types of Foster Care
Being a Foster Parent is a rewarding and fulfilling career that provides potentially life-changing opportunities for a child to be cared for and respected as an individual and to develop positive bonds of attachment with adults. These important stabilising relationships help children to flourish in their social, emotional and educational development At Flourish Fostering, we […]
BBC Kids Cooking Recipes
Now that panic-buying has slowed down and supply chains are getting most items into our supermarkets you may feel like letting the kids cook dinner! The BBC Good Food website has a dedicated area for kids with 67 easy step-by-step recipes from Vanilla Cupcakes to Rainbow Pizza https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-cooking
Explorify – online science activities
The brilliant Wellcome Foundation has everything you need to get your family thinking like scientists; the topics are fun and exciting and really spark curiosity whether you like animals, space, how things work or are just looking for some cool experiments you can try at home, there is something to interest everyone https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/
The Maths Factor
If you have a budding maths genius in your household, or someone who could do with some help in keeping up with this subject, then Carol Vorderman’s The Maths Factor is free for all during the lockdown – themathsfactor.com
Twinkl Home Learning
Replenish your bank of creative ideas for surviving the lockdown. With a houseful of children and young people? head to twinkl.co.uk which boasts 500,000 resources on its site, including tons of arts and crafts projects alongside formal learning plans for all ages and stages if you are home-schooling.
Sesame Street Cookie Monster Meditation
If you are already a friend of Flourish you will know that children’s emotional wellbeing is really important to us, and we weave strategies for helping them throughout everything we do; therapeutic considerations are like a golden thread that connects our work and our people. If you are caring for younger children who could benefit […]
Lindsay’s Animal Lovers School
All animal lovers know that holding, stroking and caring for pets has a calming therapeutic effect on our mood and general wellbeing. Animal School is a South East charity run by Lindsay Cross who trains her rescued furry and feathered friends to provide animal therapy. During the lockdown Lindsay and all her animals are providing […]
Oak National Academy
An online classroom and resource hub created by teachers, for teachers, providing high-quality, sequenced video lessons and resources. Click here to access the online hub.
Supporting your teen during the coronavirus lockdown
The ‘Internet Matters’ charity has useful information to help parents keep their teens safe online during the lockdown, and this site has resources and information appropriate for all ages of children. To view this useful information, click here.