Jade, who has completed the 18-month Pause Programme, which is an intensive, relationship-based programme that supports women to build a more positive future for themselves and their children, shares her experience:
‘As a child, I grew up in kinship care and now, as an adult, two of my children are in separate kinship care arrangements, which means in general this subject is interesting to me and important likewise to many others. From my experience, the most positive part of kinship care is still being able to have a relationship with my children- to be a part of their lives still and watch them grow up. I find that knowing the carer yourself on a personal level can be a good thing, especially if you can build a positive relationship with them, as it is your child who benefits the most. It has allowed for me and my children to bond and for them to still trust me. The fact that they know who I am and that they can contact me when their carers allow them to brings me comfort on the days where things aren’t so easy.
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