Photolisting Profile for Jonathan

Jonathan is a 11-year-old boy from Texas who is hoping to be adopted.

Jonathan "Brendan" is an energetic, active child with an infectious smile and bright, engaging eyes that immediately catch your attention and capture your heart. He is very sociable and enjoys interactions with adults and other children. Brendan makes good grades overall in school. Brendan can become easily distracted and has trouble paying attention. At times he does not budge and stands his ground and may be uncooperative. However, Brendan has demonstrated significant improvement in his ability to use more appropriate ways of coping with feelings of frustration.

Brendan is extremely enthusiastic about being adopted and becoming part of a family. Brendan will need loving, consistent discipline and a structured environment with defined consequences for behaviors. He will need a loving, supportive environment in which he feels safe to acknowledge and verbalize his feelings. He needs a family who will provide security so that he can learn to build trusting relationships. Brendan needs the sense of belonging and permanency that every child requires in order to develop to their fullest potential.