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 #13074
Meet Mason, age two, who waits for a loving, permanent home that he can call his own. Mason's big, beckoning eyes and his gorgeous grin are irresistible and endearing. When Mason laughs, the whole room laughs with him!
Mason smiles frequently, and makes laughing noises. Mason does not talk, but attempts to make single sounds, as if trying to communicate. Very affectionate, he positively adores kisses and likes to snuggle. He is very responsive to caregivers he knows and recognizes, and has bonded well with them. Mason likes people, is quite intrigued by other children, and is also able to smile and giggle with visitors. Mason enjoys feeling and experiencing different textures, like hair or grass, and will attempt to put toys in his mouth. He functions developmentally like a 4-6 month old infant.
Just like an infant, Mason requires 24-7 attention and care, specifically since he has a detailed, strict schedule of feedings and medications. An adoptive family will need to seek knowledge of medical issues and pursue ways to address those issues in the home, such as therapeutic interventions to assist in Mason’s progress, feeding tube practices, and understanding aspiration. A family can learn these skills, if they are not already medically experienced, provided they are willing and committed.
The ideal parent(s) would provide safety, stability, consistency, predictability and a high level of
medical interventions. Optimally, a family would also promote and facilitate contact with Mason’s full sibling older brother.
Mason's older brother is four years old and shows great affection for Mason. Contact between the two brothers is very important in order to sustain their brotherly bond.
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