Foster children's stories

Jordan's story

Jordan, who’s six, has been in care for the last six months. His birth parents' drug and alcohol abuse have made it unsafe for him to live with them at the moment. Jordan was placed with his foster carer, Matt, within hours of the decision to take him out of the family home.

"Obviously it was very tense and emotional for everyone”, says Matt.

"He was upset at first, then a bit silent but after a couple of days he wanted to chat. I gave him the space and time to express what he was feeling and answered all the questions he had as honestly as I could.

"Sometimes he didn’t want to talk so we just did kickabouts in the park and watched his favourite films."

"A few weeks in and something just clicked. He began smiling again and running up to me when I picked him up from school."

"We're a great team now…totally in sync! It’s not always easy – Jordan has seen stuff no child should ever have to witness and that does show itself as anger and hostility sometimes. I really feel like I’ve helped him work through stuff through and that’s a great feeling. Last week Jordan told me he really liked living with me and that made my day!"

*Names and details have been changed

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Page last updated: 28 September 2022

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