Baby Showers For Adopted Children
By Cathy Cripps, Fri Dec 9th
b>ADOPTED CHILDREN Couples around the world have opened their hearts and homes tochildren through the adoption process. Just as with a biologicalbaby, parents are just as eager to celebrate the life of theirnewly adopted baby. In fact, a baby shower for an adopted babyis ideal not only for the parent’s sake but it also begins theprocess of bonding for the baby. With this type of baby shower, timing is crucial. If you werethe host, you would need to work with the expectant parents toorganize the shower around the time the child would be arriving.The parents may choose to wait a month or so after bringing thechild home, allowing him or her to become acclimated to this newlife. Therefore, always be respectful of the parent’s wish.
Another thing to consider with an adopted baby showeris that because the mother is not or has not been pregnant, thetypes of games chosen would be very different from those playedat traditional baby showers. However, that does not mean youcannot use some of the games used in this guide. Additionally, the adopted child may be older than a newborn. Inthis case, you can simply have a shower, still celebrating thechild’s life while modifying activities slightly. The key is towork 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 todo. After all, the second baby’s life is just as wonderful asthe first baby’s life. While this type of baby shower is not as common, if someoneoffers to host a shower for you, accept and be gracious. If youhave other children, then you know how quickly clothing and toyscan wear out. Therefore, if the children are spaced severalyears apart, chances are new items are needed and would beappreciated. Another possible scenario is that the couple has a second orthird child more than six, seven, or eight years apart. In thiscase, technology and baby items have changed significantly sofor fun and safety purposes, a second or third shower may beneeded to replace outdated items. While there remains, many unanswered questions about the historyof baby showers we do know this is a beautiful time of life andcelebration. For this reason, it is unlikely that baby showerswill ever stop being an important part of our culture. ©2004 Babyshowermoments,All rights Reserved About the author:Cathy is the owner of Baby Shower Momentsand the Author of Baby Shower Moments A to Z Guide for hostingthat perfect Baby Shower Party. Visit Cathy for all your baby shower ideas tips andtricks |
