HEADING BACK DOWN AND OVER THE WEEKEND, ALTHOUGH ARE TEMPERATURES MOVING UP SO
THOSE RAIN CHANCES.
THAT’S COMING UP IN 10 MINUTES
FIRST MELT BACK TO YOU.
>> CHERYL MILLER, MAKE A
POSITIVELY JAX DIFFERENCE BY
OPENING HER HEART AND HER HOME
TO CHILDREN WHO’VE EXPERIENCED
TRAUMA AND MAY HAVE SEVERE
EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS.
SHE’S A SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC
FOSTER PARENT HERE IN NORTHEAST
FLORIDA. I’M SURE WORKS WITH
THE CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY TO
FIND KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WE
NEED SPECIAL LOVE AND
ATTENTION. HER GOAL IS TO GIVE
THE CHILDREN IN HER HOME HAD TO
MEMORIES OF POSITIVE FAMILY
ROBERT EXPERIENCES. THESE
THINGS MANY OF US MAY TAKE FOR
GRANTED LIKE TAKING A BIKE RIDE
AND A SUNNY DAY WE’RE MAKING
SMORES AROUND A CAMPFIRE THE
CHILDREN SHE FOSTERS IT’S VERY
SPECIAL. WHAT MAKES CHERYL SO
SPECIAL IS THAT SHE RECOGNIZES
EACH CHILD’S UNIQUE INTEREST.
SHE ENJOYS ENCOURAGING THEM TO
PURSUE THOSE INTERESTS AND
GUIDES THEM TO PURSUE THEIR
GOALS AND REACH THEIR FULL
POTENTIAL AND SHE DOES IT ALL
BY PROVIDING UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
STABILITY AND SUPPORT.
♪
SO YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT WE DIDN’T SHOW THE CHILDREN’S FACES THAT SHOW FOSTERS AND
THAT’S BECAUSE THERE ARE
CERTAIN RULES IN PLACE TO
PROTECT CHILDREN’S PRIVACY.
CHERYL COULDN’T BE WITH US THIS
MORNING LIVE. BUT I DID GET A CHANCE TO CHAT WITH HER VIA ZOOM ABOUT A WEEK AGO ABOUT HER
POSITIVELY
♪
POSITIVELY ♪ JAX EXPERIENCE.
I WANT YOU TO MEET CHERYL
MILLER, SHE IS OUR POSITIVELY
JAX WINNER FOR THE MONTH OF
DECEMBER. SHE’S A VERY SPECIAL
LADY BECAUSE SHE IS WHAT THEY
CALL A SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC
FOSTER PARENT, WHAT SHE DOES IT
SHE BRINGS KIDS WHO HAVE
SPECIAL NEEDS INTO HER HOME,
HEY SHOW CONGRATULATIONS ON
BEING OUR WINNER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH SO YOUR
GOAL IS BASICALLY TO MAKE SURE
THAT THESE KIDS HAVE HAPPY
MEMORIES AND
GIVE THEM. A GROUNDED FAMILY
EXPERIENCE THAT THEY MIGHT NOT
OTHERWISE HAVE WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE THINGS YOU’VE DONE TO MAKE
THESE KIDS FEEL SPECIAL.
>> WE’VE GONE CAN BE GONE BY RISE IN FAMILY GAME NIGHT. >> WE INCLUDE THEM IN ALL OF
OUR FAMILY EVENTS LIKE
CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAYS.
>> AND THESE ARE EXPERIENCES
THAT THESE CHILDREN MIGHT NOT
OTHERWISE HAVE CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT YOU KNOW ONE OR 2 OF THE
CHILDREN THAT HAVE BECOME
AND I’M SURE THEY’RE ALL VERY
SPECIAL TO YOU THAT IT’S BECOME
EXTREMELY SPECIAL. SURE ONE OR
2 STORIES.
>> WELL ACTUALLY MY VERY
FOSTER CHILD, A GIRL.
>> KIND OF MENTOR TO HER MOTHER AT THE SAME TIME AND I’M STILL IN TOUCH
WITH THEM.
>> SO THAT IS KIND OF SPECIAL
I’M STILL PART OF HER LIFE AND
SAYS. PART OF HER
MOTHER’S LIFE. AND SO THAT KIND
OF A BREEZE A LITTLE
ASTOR JOY.
>> TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO BE
PART OF THAT CHILD’S LIFE IS
IMPORTANT THAT YOU HELP THEM
SET THEIR OWN GOALS AND ACHIEVE
THOSE GOALS.
>> AND IT HELPS YOU KNOW SOMETIMES IT’S JUST WITH THE CHILDREN THEMSELVES AND
SOMETIMES YOU GET INVOLVED TO
WAIT AND SEE BIO PARENTS AS
WELL
HELP.
WELL HELP. >> THE CHILDREN AND THE BIO
HERE AND SET GOALS YOU KNOW ONE
OF THE REALITIES OF BEING A
FOSTER PARENT IS THAT YOU HAVE
TO LET THE KIDS GO IS THAT
DIFFICULT TO DO.
>> BUT YOU I GO INTO IT KNOWING THAT THE GOAL IS FOR THESE KIDS TO GO HOME.
>> IT’S
>> JUST REALITY OR YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW TO SEE THEM GO HOME
SEE THAT REUNIFICATION HAPPENED
IS VERY
REWARDING RIGHT.
>> YOU KNOW THERE ARE PROBABLY
A LOT OF FOLKS ARE WATCHING
RIGHT NOW WE THOUGHT YOU KNOW
IT WOULD BE VERY REWARDING TO
BE A FOSTER PARENT. BUT I’M
KIND OF SITTING ON THE FENCE.
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU COULD TELL
THEM THAT WOULD GET THEM OVER
THAT FENCE AND TO GO AHEAD AND
DO IT BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE.
>> WELL, I MEAN THAT YOU SAID IT EXACTLY I THINK THEY SHOULD GO FOR IT IS VERY WARRANTY.
IT
AND HAS HIS MOMENTS YOU KNOW IT
CAN BE SCARY.
>> OR NERVOUS. BUT
OVERALL THE REWARD IS SO
WORTH IT. THERE’S SO MANY
CHILDREN OUT THERE DIFFERENT
TYPES
OF CHILDREN. OUT THERE THAT
NEED GOOD FOSTER
PARENTS GUIDE. I THINK THEY
SHOULD LOOK INTO IT AND TAKE
SOME
CLASSES IN LEARN SOME MORE
ABOUT IT IT’S IT’S VERY
REWARDING.
>> WELL I WANT TO SAY THAT YOU
ARE VERY
SPECIAL PERSON AND YOU
EXEMPLIFY REALLY WHAT THE
HOLIDAYS ARE ALL
ABOUT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A VERY
GIVING SPIRIT AND I THINK
YOU’RE VERY DESERVING OF OUR
POSITIVELY JAX AWARD SO I WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF
ALL OF US HERE AT CHANNEL 4.