“When we talk about our profession, we always have to specify host family”, Priscilla points out. Mother of 5 children aged 2 to 19, this resident of eastern Lyon, became a family assistant somewhat by chance after working as a musical awakening teacher, but also in animation.
In the winter of 2012, a call had been launched in the college where her husband teaches. “Two young Bosnian girls had no home. We have become a “trustworthy third party”, we have agreed to act as if we were a foster family. It lasted the whole school year,” says Priscilla. After this experience, she became a family assistant. She has had a child for four years. “It’s going well,” smiles Priscilla, even if the start was tricky. “We had to accompany him as well as possible, be very present”
“We involve everyone, including the extended family”
Welcoming a child is a daily commitment. “It’s a job that requires…