c7302

Child's name: Wesley
Number: C7302
Birthdate: 3/97
State: Washington
Listed: March 2009

If you have completed an adoption homestudy and would like to have your information forwarded to this child's worker, contact us.

WESLEY (3/97) is a bright boy with a great smile. He has been making some important behavioral gains over the past months, which include the ability to make appropriate suggestions, engage in problem solving, and remove himself from situations when feeling overwhelmed. Wesley is responsive to positive reinforcements, such as earning time to watch TV or to play video games. His favorite game currently is King Kong. While he is good with small children, Wesley also enjoys being around his peers. Playing outdoors, watching the Discovery and History channels (and James Bond movies) on TV, and learning about spaceships are favorite pastimes. Wesley continues to benefit from having very attentive parental supervision to help redirect him when needed. Legally free, Wesley came into foster care most recently in July 2006.

Now in sixth grade, Wesley is working to catch up academically to his peers. Extra supports in the classroom are helping him to do that, and he also has a one-on-one aide to help him stay on track behaviorally.

With the support of his foster family, with whom he has lived since July 2007, and various therapeutic supports, Wesley is making progress in lessening the impact of past trauma on his behavior, learning to trust adults, and increasing his ability to manage his attention difficulties and high energy.

Being willing to participate with him in family counseling during his transition into his new home would be a wonderful way for his adoptive parents to show their love and commitment to him. It could also underscore for Wesley that his new folks are open to using such supports to help family members resolve issues and to make behavioral changes. Wesley is going to need his adoptive family’s wholehearted support as he continues, for the foreseeable future, to work on his issues.

His worker wants to hear from couples and single moms and dads who have strong support systems of family, friends, and community resources. Folks who have already parented and have adult children might be just the ticket, especially if they have had experience with children who have suffered early trauma. Wesley really needs parents who are patient and loving, yet firm, and who can provide the structured, predictable, supervised environment that he needs to continue to move forward. Yes, there will be challenges, but there will be many rewards as you are able to help this boy reclaim his life.

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