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Baby
Showers For Adopted Children |
by:
Cathy
Cripps |
ADOPTED
CHILDREN
Couples around the world have opened their
hearts and homes to children through the
adoption process. Just as with a biological
baby, parents are just as eager to celebrate
the life of their newly adopted baby. In
fact, a baby shower for an adopted baby
is ideal not only for the parent's sake
but it also begins the process of bonding
for the baby.
With this type of baby shower, timing is
crucial. If you were the host, you would
need to work with the expectant parents
to organize the shower around the time the
child would be arriving. The parents may
choose to wait a month or so after bringing
the child home, allowing him or her to become
acclimated to this new life. Therefore,
always be respectful of the parent's wish.
Another thing to consider with an adopted
baby shower is that because the mother
is not or has not been pregnant, the types
of games chosen would be very different
from those played at traditional baby showers.
However, that does not mean you cannot use
some of the games used in this guide.
Additionally, the adopted child may be older
than a newborn. In this case, you can simply
have a shower, still celebrating the child's
life while modifying activities slightly.
The key is to work closely with the adoptive
parents!
SECOND/THIRD CHILD
Typically, a baby shower is thrown for the
first-born but today, we see baby showers
for second, third, and even fourth children.
In truth, there is no right or wrong, simply
what you want to do. After all, the second
baby's life is just as wonderful as the
first baby's life.
While this type of baby shower is not as
common, if someone offers to host a shower
for you, accept and be gracious. If you
have other children, then you know how quickly
clothing and toys can wear out. Therefore,
if the children are spaced several years
apart, chances are new items are needed
and would be appreciated.
Another possible scenario is that the couple
has a second or third child more than six,
seven, or eight years apart. In this case,
technology and baby items have changed significantly
so for fun and safety purposes, a second
or third shower may be needed to replace
outdated items.
While there remains, many unanswered questions
about the history of baby showers we do
know this is a beautiful time of life and
celebration. For this reason, it is unlikely
that baby showers will ever stop being an
important part of our culture.
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About the Author
Cathy is the owner of Baby
Shower Moments and the Author of Baby
Shower Moments A to Z Guide for hosting
that perfect Baby Shower Party. Visit
Cathy for all your baby
shower ideas
tips and tricks
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