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Baby
Showers for Adopted Children
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by:
Cathy Cripps
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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outdated items.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.
©2004 Babyshowermoments,
All rights Reserved
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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