Siblings sharing their home with children in need

DAWSON and Delilah Duthie may only be nine and seven, but they have already learnt a lot about life by sharing their home with children who cannot be with their own families.

- By HANNAH CORKEN

Children of Foster Carers' Week started on Monday and is The Fostering Network's annual campaign to celebrate the vital contribution the children of foster carers make.

Wendy, Liam, and the two children have been a foster family for almost six years and the siblings have already found it rewarding.

Delilah loves to help push the younger ones in their prams. "If we are walking to school, I like pushing the pram and playing peek-a-boo," she said.

She said being a foster family had made her think of others first. "I've learnt that you can't always think of yourself first, you've got to sometimes think of someone else and then think of yourself" she explained.

"It is sometimes challenging and sometimes you've got to go through a lot of smells! There's a lot of responsibility in your hands."

Dawson said: "I like making sure the children we look after have a nice, loving home. I like to go to the park and push them on the swing. I've learnt to treat people the same way you want to be treated."