Teenagers can be incredibly interesting and rewarding. They are developing their adult identities and often a placement offered by you will be their last experience of being a child within a family. You are a big influence and able to make a huge difference which extends into a child’s adult life. They’ll be knocking on your door for advice and dinner for years to come!
I love working with teenagers, helping them to grow into young adults. foster carer
Key skills:
- Good sense of appropriate humour
- Able to accept and understand difference
- Listening skills
- Ability to provide fun
- Ability to guide and advise calmly
- Willingness to welcome young people’s friends into your home
- Ability to support positive peer relationships
Fostering teenagers is an amazing experience. Building a relationship with a young person who has experienced a traumatic and disrupted childhood is an opportunity to really make a positive change.