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With most of the kids (2 & up), I would just bend down to their level and say "hi". None were in the mood to be hugged. I would show them the toys and they usually started playing right away with the other kids. Only one of my foster placements ("Faith") cried. And she cried and she cried and she cried. The other kids were pretty easy going considering they were just dropped off with a complete stranger. I was surprised at how well they managed. I think the fact that there were always other kids around helped them. Maire-Kate was like a little mother hen and the kids trusted her even if they were a little wary of me. I would let Maire-Kate help them with getting seated at the table for meals, or getting ready for a bath, etc.. By the time the novelty wore off and Maire-Kate decided the kids were "boring babies", the kids would already have decided they could trust me.
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Mommy to
Princess Maire-Kate, 10
Princess Hanna, 4
Angel Duenas- 1/8/07 to 8/11/09. I miss my baby boy.
THERE ARE EIGHT DIFFERENT WAYS YOUR CHILD CAN DIE ON A CORDED WINDOW TREATMENT
Read "How Safe Cords Kill" at www.pfwbs.org
THREE CHILDREN HAVE STRANGLED TO DEATH SINCE ANGEL DIED ON 8/11/09.
Brandyn Coppedge died on 9/11/09. Rosie Smith died on 9/30/09 and Thapelo Kwofie died on 11/1/09. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is no longer recommending safety kits. They are now recommending that anywhere children live or visit should be free of corded window products.
Last edited by Kat-L : 08-14-2008 at 09:18 AM.
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