Article: Meet our carers Article Body Here's what one of our foster families say about their experience. Fostering young people and teenagers can never be described as boring! It has its fair share of ups and downs, dramas and laughs that would put any television soap to shame. All the young people and teenagers we have had the pleasure of caring for, even though some may have only stayed a few days, have taught us something. I particularly never cease to be amazed by their views and opinions and enjoy having positive exchanges of views via debates and discussions. Living with your own teenager is not for the faint hearted so caring for a teenager who is not your child can be a challenge. But for us being there with them through a difficult period of their life, helping them accept rules and boundaries and progress through the transition from childhood to adulthood gives us a great sense of accomplishment. I do not like the selective hearing, the deafness I fear they suffer from when they play music in their room, the moodiness, and aversion to bath water or the door slamming. The teenagers who run away cause me worry until their safe return and the extreme untidiness of their room, which I am assured is all healthy, drives me at times to distraction. However, we continue to work with this group of unique people because when I see them show positive developments, no matter how small, or show signs they are settled and dare I even say it - happy, it gives us a great sense of achievement. You can find out more about some of our foster carers, and the types of fostering they do - long term; short term; short break fostering or care plus - by following the links below. Short term foster carers caring for children until they need to move on Long term foster carers providing a permanent family for a child Ron and Diane - foster carers for Barnsley for 14 years Chris and Rick - foster carers for Barnsley for 17 years Karen and Andy - foster carers for Barnsley for 3 years Vincent and Ann - foster carers for Barnsley for 11 years Katrina - foster carer for Barnsley for 5 years Kim - a Barnsley foster carer for 11 years Robert and Lorraine - Barnsley foster carers for 12 years Short break foster carers providing regular breaks for children with disabilities Care Plus foster carers caring for children and young people with complex difficulties Elaine and Tony started fostering 19 years ago - they have been short break foster carers for Barnsley for over 2 years. Paul and Jan have been short break foster carers for Barnsley for 9 years. Sylvia and Geoff have been Barnsley Care Plus foster carers for 4 years Mick and John have been foster carers for Barnsley for 4 years If you want to find out about becoming a foster carer, call 775876, email fostering@barnsley.gov.uk or check out the other pages of the fostering site. Key links Meet the children