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Post by Jen in NCal on Apr 9, 2016 3:39:42 GMT
DH swears he heard a story from me that I got from here about someone who had adopted or fostered a child from Haiti that would panic or get very anxious whenever food in the house ran low.
Ring any bells?
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Post by Chips on Apr 9, 2016 3:42:32 GMT
I am not sure if I am mixing up my stories but I thought there was child who hide food in their room.
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Post by Peamac on Apr 9, 2016 4:46:27 GMT
That's actually quite common for children adopted from areas with low food resources. My friend adopted four kids from Africa and the two older ones had issues with worrying about food for a long time after they came to the US. The younger two were babies when they were adopted.
One way to help them deal with the fear of not enough to eat (since that's what they were used to at the orphanage) is to let them keep some snacks in a lunch box and keep it with them wherever they go. That way they know they have access to food and won't have it taken away from them.
ETA- Another friend adopted two brothers from Russia and the older one kept stealing from my friend. While in Russia, he had to steal to get food for him and his siblings (he was only 6 or 8 years old, and he took care of a sister -adopted by someone else in the US- and younger brother). I wish I had known about the lunchbox thing when my friend first brought them here- it would have saved a lot of frustration and stress on everyone!
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