Photolisting Profile for Anthony

Anthony is a 9-year-old boy from Oregon who is hoping to be adopted.

Adrian is a generally happy child and is always eager to please and help others. He is loving, adaptable, and affectionate. He is very active and enjoys basketball, playing games, going to the park, and loves helping with laundry. He is a very adventurous child and loves attention from adults as well as children. Adrian likes to tell jokes and is very inquisitive, always asking questions. Foster parents state that he always wants to know why, how, when, and what. They feel that he is a joy to be with and is always smiling.

Anthony is eager to please, likes to help and wants to do well and make adults proud. He is polite and it is apparent through dealings with Anthony that he desires meaningful relationships with adults, as well as peers. Anthony enjoys school and loves spending time with his brothers. His foster parents say that he follows directions easily, is always willing to do jobs and will ask if there is anything else that they need done before going to play.

The brothers will benefit greatly from a stable, permanent placement in an environment that can provide predictable routine, support and affection. Their permanent caretakers, regardless of their skill level, will likely need assistance from professionals (at least periodically) in raising them. In general, both children need highly skilled caretakers who display patience and understanding while also maintaining clear and consistent boundaries and rules. It is imperative that the caretakers understand how to enforce rules and implement consequences (positive and negative) in a matter-of-fact manner, without emotional reactions or value judgments.

Photo(s) Courtesy of www.afamilyforeverychild.org

Siblings

Adrian (5)