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Shannon and Daniel
Oregon

Basic Info

Shannon

Age: 40
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Religion: Christian

Daniel

Age: 44
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Religion: Christian

Child Preferences

Age: Infant to 12 years old
Sex: Female
Max Number of Children: 1
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian, African American, Asian, Native American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander

Special Needs the Family is Open To: Moderate Physical/Medical Disability (Open to Discussion), Asthma, Drug Allergies, Environmental Allergies, Food Allergies, Difficulty in Attaching, Difficulty Making Friends, Lying, Poor Social Skills, Wets the Bed, Failure to Thrive, Low Birth Weight or Premature, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physically Disabled-Mild, Speech Delays - Mild, Vision Impaired, Academically behind due to poor attendance, Cognitive Delay - Mild, Mild Learning Disabilities, Moderate Learning Disabilities, Speech or Language Impairment, One/Both Parents Diagnosed with Depression, One/Both Parents Diagnosed with Schizophrenia, One/Both Parents Have Alcohol Addiction, One/Both Parents Have Drug Addiction, One/Both Parents Diagnosed with Bipolar, Exposed to Domestic Violence, One/Both Parents Have Had a Mental Diagnosis, Child in Residential Treatment, Child has had a disrupted adoption, Multiple Placements, Residential Treatment History, Parents Willing to Seek Guardianship, ADHD, Arthritis, Diabetes, Heart Disorder: May Require Surgery, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Requires Medication For Psychiatric Condition/Mental Health Diagnosis, Requires Counseling/Therapy, Willing to Maintain Contact via Mail with Bio Family, Willing to Maintain Contact with Past Foster Parents, Willing to Maintain Contact with Bio Grandparents & Other Relatives, Willing to Maintain Contact with Bio Siblings, Child Identifies as LGBT, Sexually Abused in the Past, Sexually Active

Environment

State: Oregon
Neighborhood: Suburban
Residency:
Years Together: 20
Children in the Home: 1
Pet(s): Dog(s), cat(s)

Work

Shannon

Occupation:

Daniel

Occupation: Physical Therapist

Adoption Agency

Agency: AFFEC
Worker: Staci Super
Worker: staci@afamilyforeverychild.org
City: Eugene
State: Oregon
Zip: 97402

Family Description

We are a family of three and are hoping to expand our family through adoption! We are an active family with an eight year old son, Holden. We love spending time outside hiking, biking, camping, and exploring nearby parks. At home we enjoy spending time playing board games, video games, and watching movies with popcorn and candy. On rainy days we enjoy doing crafts together like painting, drawing, coloring, or a fun game of hide and seek! Our dog Remy and cat Amidala are also excited to meet you!

Preference Description

We are looking to adopt a girl between the ages of 0-12. We are open to discussing any special needs that may be required. However, we are an active family that enjoys spending time outside and would like a child with similar interests.

The Cooper Family Profile

As a family of three we would like to add a daughter to our family! We would like to adopt a single female child between the ages of 0 to 12. We will gladly adopt a child of any ethnicity and will honor their heritage and background with love and compassion. We are also supportive of maintaining biological relationships and understand the importance of these connections for our adopted daughter. We are open to adopting and loving a child unconditionally with development delays and other various medical needs. We have experiences with developmental delays within our family and are familiar with resources available and how to be strong advocates for them.

Introduction

Hello, we are the Cooper Family! I am Shannon and my husband is Daniel. We have been married since 2004 and have an eight year old son, Holden. I am 38 years old and Daniel is 42. We moved to Portland, Oregon 15 years ago from sunny San Diego, California. (Yes, we miss the sunshine but LOVE Oregon!) Daniel is a Physical Therapist and I am a stay at home parent. We also share our home with our cat Amidala and our dog Remy. As a family we love spending time outside hiking, biking, camping, exploring and, hot days are spent on our ski boat. Indoors we love to draw together, play video games, board games, and watch movies with popcorn and candy, of course! We also LOVE Halloween and end up decorating our front yard every year and coordinate our costumes too!

Home and Community

We live in Portland, Oregon in a single family home with room for another kiddo. We live in a family friendly neighborhood with other children ranging in ages from one to 13. We are within walking distance to a playground, Community Pool, and Elementary School. We are also within driving distance to a nature park that also serves as a summer camp for our son.

Parenting Experience

We have studied and will be using the TBRI method for parenting our adopted child as this method also works well with our son. We have read and use the tools from The Connect Child and The Connected Parent by Dr. Karyn Purvis. We have also continued taking parenting classes and classes specific for adopting children outside of what is required to complete our home study.

Support

We are very close to Daniels Mother and Grandmother. They live 10 minutes from us and we have weekly visits with them. We live in a quiet family oriented neighborhood and have many close friends that have and will continue to be supportive to our expanding family. We have access to a wonderful health care system that can provide any needed services.

Motivation to Adopt

I, Shannon experienced a family disruption at a young age and was removed from my home. I spent a few nights in a group home before my Grandparents stepped in and became my legal guardians. This experience changed my life in many ways and brought about the idea of adoption. When Daniel and I were first married we researched adoption but the timing wasnt right. We are ready and excited to become adoptive parents at this time in our lives. We are aware that it will be challenging but are motivated to help a child with providing our unconditional love and support. We have and continue to take training classes and parenting classes to broaden our knowledge and tools for our adopted child. We will also start counseling services as a family and for our adopted child once the placement occurs.