Wednesday 29 January 2014

Top tips for helping a child to settle into their placement


Dawn and Roger have shared with us their top three tips for helping a child to settle into a new placement.


1.    Let them choose their favourite food for their first night. It’s one thing they will be sure about in all the confusion and upset. It gives them a bit of control over a situation that’s out of their control.

2.    Try and find out their interests so you can complement that with duvet and posters in their new rooms.

3.    Take photos and start putting them up around the house so feel they belong, like on the fridge or personalised cups with their pictures on.

We hope you’ve enjoyed reading our post – what would be your top tips for making a child feel welcome?

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