What are the children or young people who need foster care like?
Children and young people in foster care are just like other children, except that they have experienced a lot of emotional disruption in their lives and may have lost trust in adults and family life. In addition, moving from a familiar environment into the home of foster carers can be scary and it may take a child time to settle in. Children and young people in foster care need love, patience, commitment and understanding to help them through a difficult time.