In this episode, I sit down with Kendra to talk about the real experience of fostering a baby while raising her own young children. She shares the moment she got the call, what day one looked like, and how she prepared her kids for a foster placement.
We explore what the first year involved — from appointments and family time visits to building relationships with birth parents — and what it felt like to say goodbye after caring for a baby for a year. This is an honest conversation about the emotional reality of fostering, the support you need, and why your life doesn’t have to be perfect to open your home to a child who needs one.
Here are some links to find out more about fostering:
https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/about-fostering/what-is-fostering/
https://homeforgood.org.uk/foster
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