Video: Foster parenting from all angles

Professionals, foster parents & biological parents share their experiences.

Text last updated: 2026-05-13

Who can become a foster parent and what forms of foster care are there? This video gives you an authentic insight into on-call and full-time foster care. Specialists from advice centers provide information about requirements, procedures and support services. Foster parents and biological parents also have their say: they report on their experiences, challenges and how they deal with the care situation from their respective perspectives.

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Further information Links to read more

The Federal Working Group of the State Youth Welfare Offices has compiled detailed information on foster families as a place for children, adolescents and young adults to live outside their own family of origin.

www.unterstuetzung-die-ankommt.de

The Foundation for the Welfare of Foster Children supports children and foster parents in their successful integration with information, seminars, a podcast and blog.

www.stiftung-pflegekind.de

The legal basis for foster parents is set out in §§ 33 ff. SGB VIII.

www.sozialgesetzbuch-sgb.de