Books
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Books with heart, hope, and a hint of cheek
The Foster Care Survival Guide
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Think of this as your friendly “I’ve been there” handbook — full of honest advice, real stories, and the kind of tips you won’t find in official leaflets. It’s written from experience (and possibly while running on too little sleep and too many biscuits). Whether you’re a new carer, an old pro, or just curious about the wild world of fostering, this book will make you laugh, nod, and probably say, “Finally, someone gets it!”
The foster care alphabet
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From A to Z, this little gem takes you through the ups, downs, and in-betweens of fostering — with a mix of warmth, wit, and a wink. Every letter has its own bit of wisdom, from A is for Attachment to Z is for Zzz… because sleep is overrated anyway. It’s the perfect read for carers, care-experienced folk, and anyone who loves a good alphabet with attitude.
My Journey
For foster carers
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Being a foster carer isn’t always tidy — in fact, it’s usually a bit of a mess (sometimes literally). My Journey is your space to jot down the wins, the chaos, the “what on earth just happened?” moments, and yes… even the days you just need a proper rant.
With prompts to get you started and plenty of blank space for your own thoughts, doodles, or life lessons, this journal is here to help you survive, thrive, and maybe even laugh a little along the way.
Because foster caring is an adventure and someone should probably write it down before you forget where you left your sanity.
The Foster Care Survival Guide Teen Edition
A Guide for Teens… Written Like a Human, Not a Textbook
I’m excited to share something amazing (and actually useful):
The Foster Care Survival Guide – Teen Edition.
This isn’t one of those boring, 97-page lectures written by someone who hasn’t talked to a teenager since 1994. Nope. This guide is real, practical, and actually understands what teens in foster care go through.
Inside, you’ll find:
⭐️ How to survive a new home without losing your sanity
⭐️ Tips for dealing with awkward adults (we’ve all been there)
⭐️ School, friends, routines — the stuff no one warns you about
⭐️ Emotional support that isn’t cringey
⭐️ A reminder that you’re not alone… even when everything feels overwhelming
It’s supportive, it’s honest, and yes — it’s actually kind of funny.
If you’re a teen in care, a foster carer, or someone who wants to make the whole experience a bit less terrifying, this book has your back.
💛 Check it out — your future self will thank you.
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The Leaving Care Guide
So… you’re leaving care?
Congratulations, babe — you’ve just unlocked Adulting: Hard Mode, the game nobody asked to play but here we all are.
The Leaving Care Guide is the handbook you wish someone handed you the moment you realised:
“Oh sh*t… I actually have to do life now.”
This guide is for anyone who has ever:
⭐️ Googled “how to pay council tax” in fear
⭐️ Pretended to know what a tenancy agreement is
⭐️ Lived on noodles for a week and called it “budgeting”
⭐️ Thought a credit score was a school grade
⭐️ Opened official letters like they contained live explosives
Written for care leavers by someone who survived it (with questionable decisions but great stories), this book is your unofficial survival manual to:
⭐️ Housing
⭐️ Bills
⭐️ Cooking without burning the house down
⭐️ Not getting scammed by landlords
⭐️ Emotional chaos
⭐️ Relationship chaos
⭐️ Financial chaos
⭐️ …and every other chaos they don’t warn you about
It’s honest, funny, and painfully real — like the friend who gives you advice while also judging your life choices, but with love.
Whether you’re feeling confident, confused, or one small inconvenience away from a meltdown, this guide will help you get through leaving care without losing your mind… or your deposit.
The Foster Care Survival Guide 🩵💛💜
Welcome to the side of foster care they don’t cover in training — the real, unfiltered, laugh-so-you-don’t-cry truth told by someone who survived 37 homes, more social workers than hot dinners, and enough “professionally concerned” looks to last a lifetime.
Pixy B, a care-experienced adult with Olympic-level resilience and a dark sense of humour, is here to give professionals the survival guide THEY actually need.
If you work with kids in care — teachers, social workers, carers, support workers, managers, IROs, therapists, anyone who’s ever sat in a 12-person meeting about a child who’s silently crying inside — this book is your new bible.
Inside, you’ll find:
✨ The real reasons kids don’t trust you (spoiler: it’s not your badge)
✨ How not to talk to children like walking risk assessments
✨ What placement moves REALLY feel like (hint: emotional earthquake)
✨ Why “I understand how you feel” makes us want to scream
✨ How to actually build relationships that last longer than a six-week review
✨ Why hiding your personality is the fastest way to lose a kid’s trust
✨ How to stop meetings from traumatising everyone involved — including you
✨ Why YOUR mental health matters as much as the child’s
This isn’t a textbook.
This isn’t theory.
This isn’t another corporate “child-centred practice framework.”
This is a care leaver telling you the truth — blunt, funny, emotional, and painfully accurate.
By the end you’ll laugh, learn, maybe cry once (it’s allowed), and walk away understanding the care system from the one perspective it ALWAYS forgets:
👉 The child living in it.
If you want to be the kind of professional a kid remembers for the right reasons…
this book will get you there.