Photolisting Profile for Oceania

Oceania is a 14-year-old girl from Texas who is hoping to be adopted.

Oceania is a pleasant, smart, strong willed girl who often has an imaginative understanding of the truth and facts. She can be self-willed, and testy when things aren't going her way. Caregivers report that Oceania can be a sweet, pleasant, cooperative girl when she gets things to go her way. Oceania's behavior can be challenging. She will clam up and will become easily distracted. She needs help to establish relationships due to her independent personality. She is a sweet girl who needs redirection and guidance, encouragement and patience. Oceania is good at working with puzzles and playing board games. Her favorite color is pink and the best thing she likes to do for fun is shop. Oceania has various interests, she likes to go swimming, do gymnastics, and practice cheerleading. She has been a cheerleader, played kickball, and likes to follow basketball and football teams. In school, Oceania is at grade level and enjoys the challenges of school and the friendships she has made with fellow students and teachers. She has a positive attitude about her education. Oceania receive special assistance in school to help her with emotional needs.

The family for Oceania will need to have experience raising or living with adolescents. They need to have prior parenting experience to handle the challenges of a teenager. Oceania wants a family who will support her maintaining contact with her siblings. A family who likes to travel, likes sports, and school extracurricular activities with one or two other children in the home will be acceptable.