Parenting

​ Should Christians foster children?

By 2024-05-16T08:00:00

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We are in the middle of Foster Care Fortnight, raising awareness for the need for more foster parents in the UK. Jemimah Wright asks two foster parents why they do it, and what they would tell those considering it

On the weekend I watched the 2018 film Instant Family, staring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne. If ever there was good marketing for the benefits of fostering, it is this film. A married couple (played by Wahlberg and Bryne) end up fostering three siblings. One is a teenage girl who has previously parented her younger two siblings because their mother was on drugs. The film is based in the USA, but the message is universal, showing that love and a safe home is what every child needs to grow and flourish.

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