Six-year-old Xarahi is much like the Disney princesses who fascinate her so: smart, strong-willed and hoping for a love that lasts forever.
But, it’s not the love of a prince that Xarahi dreams of. It’s the love of a forever family.
“I want a family that has a mom and dad, and two sisters and one brother,” says the first-grader.
Like her favorite Disney princess, Belle of Beauty and The Beast, Xarahi loves books and is already reading.
“Xarahi is very smart and does well academically,” says Crysta [cq] Hernandez, a youth advocate with Christian Family Care.
And she is obsessed with the Disney princesses, Hernandez says, adding that Xarahi dressed as Belle for Halloween.
So, a morning spent doing games and arts and crafts with Belle (actually Addison Bowman of Storybook Entertainment) was a dream come true for Xarahi.
Life isn’t all about princesses, though.
“I like to play games on my tablet. I like different games,” Xarahi says. “I like to play tag.”
Hernandez says Xarahi would best thrive in a two-parent household in which the partners have experience parenting and are “teachable, open and patient.”
Watch the stories of children in foster care waiting on forever families each week on the Wednesday’s Child segment between 5-6 a.m. on 12 Today. You can also view previously aired stories at www.aask-az.org.
For more information on children eligible for adoption, call Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK) at 602-930-4900, or visit www.aask-az.org.