A ‘birth family’ just means the family you came from like your mum dad brothers and sisters. Sometimes they just can’t look after you because other things are going on with them, it’s not your fault. Because you are important we all need to think hard about giving you the family you need to be happy and to be looked after properly. Some people really want to become a family but don’t have children or can’t have them themselves, or maybe they have older children but really miss having children and want to have more, there are lots of reasons, it happens a lot. We think it’s a shame because they might be lovely people and great parents. They come to us and ask if we can help them become a family, we do lots of work with them that lasts months, we get to know them really well and find out all about them. It’s only when we are all very sure that they will make lovely parents that we think about finding the right child for them. So what is a Social Worker? Their job to help children when there are problems. Sometimes they work with parents and sometimes they have to find somewhere better for kids to live. Social Workers know that the important people are actually the children. There are lots of Social Workers and other people who are all working hard to find the right place for you and to make sure you get everything you need. You can talk to your Social Worker about what you want and anything that worries you. They will speak to you and ask you what you want and tell you about your new family. After you have spent time with your new family they will ask you if you want to live there, you must say what you really think – or how will anyone know!
A ‘birth family’ just means the family you came from like your mum dad brothers and sisters. Sometimes they just can’t look after you because other things are going on with them, it’s not your fault. Because you are important we all need to think hard about giving you the family you need to be happy and to be looked after properly. Some people really want to become a family but don’t have children or can’t have them themselves, or maybe they have older children but really miss having children and want to have more, there are lots of reasons, it happens a lot. We think it’s a shame because they might be lovely people and great parents. They come to us and ask if we can help them become a family, we do lots of work with them that lasts months, we get to know them really well and find out all about them. It’s only when we are all very sure that they will make lovely parents that we think about finding the right child for them. So what is a Social Worker? Their job to help children when there are problems. Sometimes they work with parents and sometimes they have to find somewhere better for kids to live. Social Workers know that the important people are actually the children. There are lots of Social Workers and other people who are all working hard to find the right place for you and to make sure you get everything you need. You can talk to your Social Worker about what you want and anything that worries you. They will speak to you and ask you what you want and tell you about your new family. After you have spent time with your new family they will ask you if you want to live there, you must say what you really think – or how will anyone know!