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The foster carer, who cannot be named, had previously expressed reluctance to take in such a young ward of the state.

There is also a core of foster carers who are approaching retirement and need to be replaced.

All foster carers receive an allowance to cover the cost of caring for a child in their home.

He is married and the father of five children as well as a foster carer.

She also trains foster carers about how to recognize and deal with children who have been sexually abused.

These range from individual therapeutic approaches to public health programs to interventions specifically designed for foster carers.

Our main aim as foster carers is to give these children love.

Today I feel that being a foster carer has given meaning to my life.

John Timpson and his wife were foster carers for 29 years, fostering over 80 children.