Fostering a disabled child
The role of an independent fostering agency
What support is available for foster carers?
How to choose a foster care agency
Foster Care Fortnight: How to raise awareness about children in foster care
Can I choose who I foster?
How to foster
What are the benefits of fostering with an independent fostering agency?
What happens when a child is taken into care?
Fostering process: what happens on an initial home visit?
Can you foster if you have mental health issues?
Fostering with local authority vs independent agency
Interview: Life as a foster parent during the pandemic
A complete guide to becoming a foster carer
Becoming A Foster Carer
Benefits of becoming a foster parent
What is a Care Leaver?
What is a Foster Carer?
What is Foster Care?
Do I become a Foster Carer?
Fostering Regulations
How much do Foster Parents get paid?
How to Foster a Child
How long does it take to become a Foster Carer?
How to foster – everything you ever wanted to know
Facts about Foster Care
What are the Foster Care requirements?
Foster Care Handbook
Foster Carer Job Description
Changing IFA - Transferring to Capstone
Fostering Definition
Foster Care Statistics
What does Every Child Matters Mean for Foster Parents?
Fostering Stories
Fostering Children UK
Children needing Fostering
Reasons for a child to be taken into Care
Fostering as a Career
Looked after Children
A guide to fostering assessments
LGBTQ+ Fostering
Equality, Inclusion & Anti-discriminatory Practice in Foster Care
What can disqualify you from foster care?
Can you foster if you’re on benefits?
Top transferable job skills to become a foster carer
Fostering as a same sex couple
Fostering while renting
Is there an age limit for fostering in the UK?
Do foster carers get a pension?
How to foster a child: A step by step guide
Can I foster if...?
Mythbusting the top 10 Foster Care Myths
Can I foster if I am disabled?
LGBT Fostering Mythbusting
Can I foster if I have pets?
Can I Foster A Child?
Can I Foster and Work?
Can you Foster with a Criminal Record
Can Single People Foster?
LGBT Family and Foster Care
Fostering across Cultures
Muslim Fostering
Christian Foster Care
Sikh Fostering
Empty Nest Syndrome and Foster Care
Can I Foster?
Fostering Babies and Young Children
Fostering Babies - Myths
Focusing on Parent & Child Fostering
Fostering Siblings
Fostering Teenagers
Fostering Teenagers - Breaking down the Myths
Fostering Unaccompanied and Asylum Seeking Children
Mother and Baby Foster Placements
Private Fostering
Therapeutic Fostering - Multi-disciplinary Assessment Treatment & Therapy Service (MATTS)
Young Children Fostering Placements
Difference between short and long-term fostering
Reunification and Birth Parents: A Guide for Foster Carers
How to prepare a child for becoming a care leaver
Children who foster: impact of fostering on birth children
How to prepare your home for a foster child
How to help a lonely child: A Guide for Foster Carers
What are the National Minimum Standards for Fostering Services?
10 tips for foster children’s education
How to prepare your foster child for secondary school
Tips for coping when foster placements end
Tips for foster parents during Coronavirus
What happens if foster parents get divorced?
5 ways to manage Mother’s Day with foster children
Tips for managing foster children’s bedtime routines
How to handle foster child bullying
Fostering allowances and the gender pay gap
What discounts can foster carers get?
How to adopt from Foster Care
5 ways to manage Fathers Day for children in foster care
8 most common fostering challenges
Supporting foster children’s contact with birth families
A guide to independent fostering
Keeping Children Safe Online: A Guide For Foster Carers
Foster Care in TV and Film
Play-based learning strategies for foster carers
A Guide to the Staying Put Program
How to deal with empty nest syndrome
How to recognise signs of depression in foster children
Can you take a foster child on holiday?
Tips and advice on fostering with a disability
10 tips on connecting with your Foster Child
Fostering vs Adoption - What's the difference?
How Fostering can change a future
How to adopt from Foster Care
How to encourage children to read in Foster Care
How to prepare a Foster Child's bedroom
Reading and Storytelling with Babies and Young Children
Supporting Children's Learning
The 20 most recommended books Foster Carers and young people should read
Things you can do when your children leave home
The impact of early childhood traumas on adolescence and adulthood
Anxious Disorders in Foster Children
What is sexual abuse and sexual violence
Foster Child behaviour management strategies
Foster Parent Advice: What to expect in your first year of fostering
Capstone's twelve tips at Christmas
10 celebrities who grew up in Foster Care
Celebrating our Children and Young People
Could Millenials be the solution to the Foster Care crisis?
Do you work in Emergency Services?
Form F Assessor and Assessment Training
Foster Care Fortnight
Improving Children's Welfare - Celebrating Universal Children's Day
It's time to talk about Mental Health and Foster Care
New Year - New Career - Become a Foster Carer
Promoting the rights and wellbeing of persons with Disabilities
Refugee Week
Young people and Mental Health in a changing world
Young People Charities
You may have heard of the condition “Empty Nest Syndrome”. This refers to the feeling of sadness or emotional distress often felt by parents of guardians whose children have grown up and left home or have “left the nest”.This might happen when they first move into their own home or when taking the step into higher education, such as leaving for college or university.
It can be a difficult and challenging time. The combination of pride - seeing your children becoming independent and paving their own way, as well as the worry that you will miss the closeness, the house becoming quieter, or what you will do with the time you spent raising them.
Often, parents find they have more time to spare and wonder what they can do to best avoid the feeling of anxiety or stress usually reported as symptoms of “Empty Nest Syndrome”.
To support anyone coping with Empty Nest Syndrome, we’ve put together different things you can do to help cope:
Consider fostering one of the many young people currently in the care of local authorities across England. By providing a home, support and care during a crucial time, you can make a positive contribution not only to your own well-being, but to the lives of young people in need.
Over the years, having raised a family – seeing them grow up under your guidance and care you are already experienced in nurturing a child through their different life stages. You are already aware of the patience, time, skills, surroundings, and energy needed to care for a child, so you may choose to use this chance to share your experience by fostering a child in need of a caring home. In turn, you may find this opportunity immensely rewarding for both yourself and the young person in your care. Take a look at some of our foster care stories to learn more about the benefits of fostering.
Volunteer in your local community by reaching out to charitable organisations and groups working to make an impact in your local area or beyond.
Start a blog to share your experiences with others who might be going through a similar experience. Blogging can also be a great way to connect with like-minded individuals who can also be a great support system.
Take care of projects around the home such as starting a kitchen garden and growing your own herbs and vegetables, or starting a renovation project. Chances are, there are many things that had to be put on hold as your kids were growing up – now is a better time than any to make a start on them.
Find a new passion in the form of a hobby. It could be anything from joining a running club, flower arranging or starting a book club.
Why not explore your local countryside, start hiking or find a new walking trail to take with friends. This can be a great way to spend more time outdoors whilst getting to know your local surroundings.
Use this time to focus on your physical health. Start a new exercise class or join a local fitness group. As well as looking after yourself, this can also help you to meet new people.
Try something entirely new by joining a community group to learn a brand new skill whilst also meeting like-minded people. Trying something new can be daunting at first, but it can turn out to be rewarding.
With the ever-changing world, it can be challenging to keep up-to-date with the newest technology. Use this time to improve on your technology skills, by enlisting the help of a friend or starting a class.
With more free time, why not set your sights further afield and plan trips to places you’ve always thought about visiting. Travel is a great way to explore new countries and cultures and meet new people along the way.
Considering fostering? Why not take the first step today and speak to Capstone Foster Care to learn more on how you can help to build brighter futures for young people in care.
If you’ve got any questions or would like to find out more about fostering with Capstone, fill out the form below.
An experienced fostering advisor from your local area will then be in touch.
Start the conversation today. Our team of friendly advisors are on hand to answer any foster care questions you may have. We can offer you honest and practical advice that can help you decide if becoming a foster carer is the right path for you.
