Photolisting Profile for David

David is a 13-year-old boy from Texas who is hoping to be adopted.

David is a very polite, sweet boy who has a pleasant personality and is very engaging. David has a big heart and is very thoughtful of others. David needs assisstance handling peer relationships but once he feels comfortable he is able to develop relationships. He can be somewhat temperamental at times and likes to get his way. David enjoys playing outdoors and wants to start playing sports. He has an interest in lifting weights to get fit for sports, especially football. David is very likeable and generally appears to have a sweet and kind demeanor. David has expressed he wants a very caring and loving family. He said he would be okay with a single mother or mother and father. He stated he would like to have older siblings and a pet such as a dog. A great family for David is one who can provide David with the resources he needs. Also a family who's willing to work with his emotional issues and has training on how to manage his behaviors. Visit me at the Austin Community College Heart Gallery. Visit me at the Heart Gallery of Central Texas

David will need a very loving, nurturing family who is highly structured and experienced. The adoptive family will need to be willing to accept David's challenging behaviors and to be patient with him and reassure him at all times. David needs an adoptive family who is committed to him. David requires boundaries and needs to be appropriately supervised at all times. David needs to maintain contact with his siblings. His siblings are being adopted apart from him. He misses them and really enjoys having contact with them.