‘You have 10 minutes to decide’: answering the life-changing call to become a kinship carer
She looked so calm and so comfy, absolutely oblivious about what’s just happened.“There was this eerie silence in the house. It was just me and her and a little suitcase with some belongings in it. I’m a teacher, but training as a teacher does not prepare you for looking after a baby.“I didn’t know how to change a baby’s nappy, I didn’t have a push chair, I didn’t have a cot, I didn’t know where she was going to sleep.
- ▪She looked so calm and so comfy, absolutely oblivious about what’s just happened.“There was this eerie silence in the house.
- ▪It was just me and her and a little suitcase with some belongings in it.
- ▪I’m a teacher, but training as a teacher does not prepare you for looking after a baby.“I didn’t know how to change a baby’s nappy, I didn’t have a push chair, I didn’t have a cot, I didn’t know where she was going to sleep.
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From top: kinship carers Clive, Leasa and Alan with Savannah, Luke and Ella Composite: GuardianView image in fullscreenFrom top: kinship carers Clive, Leasa and Alan with Savannah, Luke and Ella Composite: GuardianCarers‘You have 10 minutes to decide’: answering the life-changing call to become a kinship carerThose who have stepped in to keep young family members from going into care in England and Wales say the decision has brought them joy and hardshipPatrick Butler Social policy editorSun 4 Oct 2026 02.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 4 Oct 2026 02.01 EDTShare@font-face{font-family:Guardian Headline Full;src:url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/noalts-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Light.woff2)…
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