Tanja arrived on Monday armed with memory card games, flash cards and jigsaw puzzle.

Yet another perfect fit here at Stratton House with her very relaxed attitude Tanja rapidly settled in and was very popular with the children.

During her week here she spent much time with the children playing card games as well as badminton. She helped out with Jack a lot giving him some valuable 1-1 attention.

It is just a shame that here time here was so short as Tanja came with the sort of enthusiasm that we need and a good appreciation of the “family” atmosphere.

Volunteers here rapidly learn that we don’t go much for set routine activities in the holidays. The idea is to come with your own ideas for anything to keep the kids occupied in  fun and hopefully constructive ways.

With her easy going character Tanja did this very well.

Hope your onward travels go well and that you will stay in touch.

The possible reasons are now very clear, but rather than return him to an atmosphere of neglect and abuse we fully intend to help Jack conquer his problems.
There is a strong possibility that he suffers fetal alcohol syndrome and we are also investigating the possibility of ADHD as his behaviours strongly resemble those in the diagnosis criteria for this disorder.
Although there is treatment available for ADHD we feel that to move Jack forward to best effect will involve 1-1 staff for a significant part of the day, for quite some time.
As a new Foundation still in the throws of registration and with no major sponsors as yet, this will not be possible without sponsorship.
We estimate the cost of 1 extra staff (to be trained onsite); to work half day 1-1 with Jack and the other half as extra staff for all the children,(8 hours a day), 22 days a month, at 10,000 baht a month(approx.200 pounds sterling).
Despite his difficulties , Jack is well settled and very much loved here at Stratton House and part of our aims is to be able to offer such support for any child where needed.
If you feel able to help in anyway, either as an individual sponsor for the staff or to maybe  hold a fundraiser for this special purpose, please contact us as soon as possible.