Along with her husband Pete, Craddock became a foster parent to twosiblings nearly three years ago and loves being a long-term carer.
"You get a much closer relationship with the children, primarily becauseyou are part of their life," she explains. "You're able to give themmore support than a child that comes to you for a short time. You canmake memories together and can talk about the memories.
"You give them a much more stable platform so they can move on to adultlife."
When Craddock started out as a foster carer she was working as afull-time teacher of reception and nursery children at a school inGateshead.
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