A Family For Every Child
Heart Gallery
541-343-2856
877-343-2856
christy@afamilyforeverychild.org
Christy Obie~Barrett
Executive Director
880 Beltline Road
Springfield, OR 97477
fax 541-343-2866
OUR MISSION:
A Family For Every Child is
dedicated to finding loving,
permanent families for every
waiting foster child.
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Bulletin #13011
With his curly brown hair, big brown eyes, and dimpled smile, Jeremiah is a darling boy whose energy and zest are plentiful and contagious. He is on-the-move from the moment he wakes up until the moment he falls asleep, and he enthusiastically engages his environment every day.
Jeremiah loves any activity that involves physical movement or tactile stimulation. He loves movement songs, such as ''London Bridge is Falling Down,'' and tumbling and running activities. He loves any toy that offers a tactile experience, such as rubber balls with nubs on the outside or toys that vibrate. He will not play with anything that is smooth. He loves being read to, but he's only interested in books that have texture incorporated in the story, such as Pat the Bunny, or are physically interactive in some way, with flaps or pull-tabs. Jeremiah is very physically affectionate and loves to be cuddled and snuggled. He thrives on one-on-one attention from adults and can be easily calmed by rubbing his head. He's quite conversational and will happily chat with nearly anyone for long periods of time.
Jeremiah has many older birth siblings--eight older half-siblings and one older full-sibling. He has not met two of the oldest half-siblings, but he has had at least some contact with the rest of the siblings, two of them in particular. For various reasons, it was not possible for Jeremiah to live in the same placement as any of his older siblings. Certainly, it is in his best interest to continue having contact with them as he grows.
Jeremiah needs and deserves a loving, committed family to call his own. He needs a family who understands the underlying biological reasons for his developmental and behavioral challenges and who can be patient and loving in their efforts to manage and mold those challenges.
Jeremiah's family needs to offer a structured daily routine and have a firm, consistent method for handling his behavioral outbursts. They need to be affectionate and physically demonstrative of their love for Jeremiah because tactile connections are what best reassures him. Although Jeremiah loves children and would benefit from frequent interaction with children, it would be best for him to be either an only child or one of a small sibling group, given his need for a significant amount of individual attention. He also does best with large pets or no pets at all as he can be unintentionally quite rough.
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