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Fostering in Kingston Video Transcript
Fostering in Kingston Video Transcript
Male: Foster carers can come from all walks of life and all backgrounds. Whatever your race, whatever your sexuality, and whatever your gender.
Female 1:You don’t have to be married – for example, I’m single - but if you are in a relationship, you have to be in a stable relationship.
Male:The qualities it takes, really, to be a good foster carer: you’ve got to be flexible, non-judgemental; you’ve got to be calm in a crisis, considering that you’re dealing with children from all different backgrounds, and ,er, whatever they have…. You’ve got to be a good listener as well. It’s really important to be a good listener.
Female 2: It’s important as well, um, for the children to, like, feel comfortable, and you’re comfortable with them as well.
Female 1:You do have to like children and to be able to get on with adults.
Female 2:It’s also important to, um, help the children with their homework, their education, and also to liaise with the teachers.
Male: Yeah, because we find that if you show interest, they actually do better at school, don’t they?
Female 2: Yeah
Female 1: You have to make it possible for them to follow cultural and religious practices, even if they are different to your own.
Female 2:We foster because we’re part of a professional team and we’re respected for what we do.
Female 1: I get a real sense of achievement from helping a child out in a difficult time.