i don t want people to think we re sugar coating this because it can be a very challenging job, can t it? yep. we owe it to these children to be the best we can be. we have to be fully trained. trauma informed training is vital. all of the children have suffered some form of trauma. so in order to give them the care they need, we have to make sure we focus on the professional element as well. this is from one of the parents. to geoff and nikki, thank you for being so caring and loving to my girls, and truly you are angels. i will succeed with the girls. yes, that s from a birth parent. this work is life changing but for the second year running the number of foster carers is in decline as need increases year on year. better training, more practical and financial support are the things nikki and geoff believe will encourage more carers to sign up, just as others leave. this is isobel and lee, who are in spain right now looking
for their retirement home. after 20 years of fostering, lia will be their very last long term placement. it couldn t end with anybody that i could be more proud of. she is the most important young person that we ve had staying with us, and we ve had a lot of young people. i would say that i love them very much and i appreciate everything they ve done. they re very important to me. this is a relationship for life, isn t it? it definitely is. lee and isobel have given me a great kick up the backside and i appreciate it so much. so lots of holidays in spain, yeah? yes. 100%. 1000%. lia is part of our life, simple as. this is the power of fostering, but also the reality. too many foster parents are leaving,