Being Healthy

 

  • Carers are also assessed for quality of lifestyle, incorporating good diet and access to exercise. We encourage an awareness of substances that could cause difficulties for children, e.g. additives
     
  • Carers try to find some physical activity that children placed with them can access and enjoy
     
  • Young people are discouraged from smoking. Carers who smoke do so away from central living areas and children under five can’t be placed with them (this is partly because the effects of passive smoking are greater in younger children & because carers spend more time in close proximity to small children.)