of birth children say fostering has significantly impacted their home life
birth children show signs of emotional stress related to fostering
by existing support services, which focus solely on the foster child
What's Included
Dedicated support designed for birth children
Peer Community for Birth Children
A safe, age-appropriate online space where birth children can connect with others who truly understand their experience of growing up in a fostering family.
Emotional Wellbeing Resources
Curated articles, videos, and interactive tools designed to help birth children understand their feelings, build resilience, and feel less alone.
Family Workshops
Online workshops for the whole family — helping birth children and foster carers navigate relationships, boundaries, and big emotions together.
Dedicated 1-to-1 Counselling
Access to qualified professionals who specialise in supporting the birth children of foster families, at a discounted rate exclusive to Foster Haven families.
Add Birth Children Support to any plan
This service is available as a premium add-on to any Foster Haven prescription plan. Pricing is per foster family (not per birth child), making it accessible for organisations of all sizes.
Included in the add-on:
- Age-appropriate peer community forum
- Wellbeing resources library (birth children focused)
- Monthly family wellbeing workshop
- Drop-in sessions for birth children
- Discounted 1-to-1 counselling sessions
- Parent guidance resources for foster carers