Volume __, Issue 1October 2012

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Education SponsorshipProgramme

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bored. Involving them in an interesting activity willredirect their energy. Or give them twoalternatives, such as whether they want to wear anightgown or pyjamas to bed. Giving children achoice helps them feel they are in control of theirlives and it helps in gaining their cooperation.

As I learned during the training at Parenting Now!,we can encourage positive behaviour using thesesteps from the MPAP curriculum:

• Notice: When you recognize positive behaviour,it is more likely to continue.

• Give attention up close: Physical closenessshows that approval is personal.

• Make good eye contact: Face your child directlyand let your child know that you are talking tohim in particular. This action tells your child thathe/she is special and what you have to say isspecial and important only for him/her.

• Smile: It’s important to reinforce what we aresaying with an appropriate facial message like asmile.

• Compliment the behaviour, not the child:Children need to know why they are beingacknowledged, and what they have done todeserve the attention. For example: “I liked theway you picked up the toys and put them in thebasket” rather than “You are a good boy.”

• Be affectionate: Your child will feel recognized,rewarded and appreciated when you give him/her a hug, pat on the back, or a kiss.

• Repeat the message in a different way: It helpsthem keep the message fresh, new and clear.

I also especially liked a home visit that I went towith Joanna, a staff member from Parenting Now!.In this home, the mother is 18 years old and inschool, and lives with her partner and her two-year-old son. Joanna introduced activities for thelittle boy, in particular for eye and handcoordination. A few laminated, coloured fisheson a wooden stick descended from a thread, whichhad a magnetic tip. The boy had to reach out tothe magnet to pick it up. Joanna involved themother and me too, and the four of us enjoyedthis activity. Since the mother is in school untilafternoon, Joanna gave her some simple readingmaterial on discipline. When Joanna observed thatthe mother was correcting her child, shecommunicated to her that she has to be firm whenshe is correcting him and not say sorry and confusethe child. Here was a very practical example ofhow to work with families during a home visit.

After attending this training, I realized that wecould modify the Parenting Now! curriculum forthe many different groups we serve – not justprospective parents, but parents with biologicalchildren, teachers at school, foster mothers andparents of children in our educational sponsorshipprogram. In the mentoring sessions, as I spoke tomy trainers, I became really interested in workingwith school teachers especially. They can makesuch a huge impact with the children that theywork with, and it would certainly help them toknow their students better.

Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until everyinner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do – Bill Gates

Though Bangalore is known as theGarden City and Silicon Valley inIndia, it has all the common socialproblems like any other metro ofIndia. Some of them are childcentered, such as child labour, streetchildren, child abandonment,juvenile delinquency and schooldropouts. These are the mainproblems that are crippling the futuregeneration of India, and need to beaddressed to help underprivilegedchildren come out of the drudgery ofpoverty and the darkness of illiteracy.

People from the lower strata of thesociety are not motivated to educatetheir children for various reasons likelack of finance. The children soonbecome the bread winners by joiningthe multitude of semi or unskilledlabour force of thiscountry. Keepingthis in mind,Vathsalya in ????started providinge d u c a t i o n a lsponsorship forchildren from needyfamilies. We are

happy that currently we aresponsoring 650 children.

The objectives of VCT’s educationalsponsorship are:1. To prevent child abandonment2. To preserve the family by

meeting the needs throughcommunity programmes

3. To prevent child labour4. To encourage and empower

female children to attend schoolsand promote gender equality

We subsidize the school fees, andprovide for uniforms and books. Wevisit with families and schools andsee how best children can be helpedto improve and do well in academicsand extra-curricular.

At St. Charles Kannada School,

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Reinforcing the Need for Foster CareOur outreach campaign for foster care continuesto gain momentum. At many programmes, VCTdrove home the message that however good aninstitution is, the nurturing of a child with careand love in a family environment is undoubtedlythe best alternative for a homeless child. This

would be on a temporary basis till his or her parentcan resume this responsibility or until a permanenthome is found.

‘Institutional care, the last resort for children’ washosted by UNICEF, Task Force and the

Parent Preparation WorkshopContrary to what many say and believe Parentingdoes not come naturally. They are learnt. Thebreakdown of both marriage and family hasresulted in children being neglected and sometimesabused. Teaching skills of parenting will go a longway in improving quality of life for the family asa whole. Institutions for children, women, rehabcenters etc. which does cost the state huge sumsof money can be looked at as things of the past.

Vathsalya regularly leads sessions on parentingfor parents who are preparing to adopt a child.These parents always appreciate this subject, as itgives them a lot of insight and helps them developrealistic expectations of their child. This trainingmodule is now being used not only for prospectiveadoptive parents but also for our foster parentcommunity. We are also looking at the possibilityof translating it into the local languages and takingit to our villages. Vathsalya has incorporated someof the exercises such as the Parenting Now!’ssuitcase activity. In this activity, the parents aresupposed to fill a suitcase with all the intangiblethings that they would want for their child, suchas love, care, good self-esteem, education andcompassion, etc. Couples love this.

Three sessions of the Parent PreparationWorkshop were held this year in March, AprilJune and July. Around six couples attended eachworkshop. The topics for presentations weremarriage enrichment, core issues of adoption,child development and the adoption process. Theparents enjoyed the role play and other gamesorganized for them. The programmes ended withgroup discussions, where the parents interactedwith each other, shared their anxieties and clearedtheir doubts.

our staff spoke about the importance and the needfor education. The topics covered were discipliningthe child, how to interact with the child and alsoon educating the child. We encouraged the parentsto motivate their children and identify the aptitudesand interests they have. It was emphasized thatattachment and bonding takes place when theycommunicate with their children. Parents were alsoadvised on how to handle children, help them withrelationships, building friendships. The responsefrom the parents was very encouraging.

Our staff visited Col. Hill School as part of our

Education Sponsorship programme. They spoketo the parents about the importance of education,disciplining the child, spending quality time withthe children, helping them with their homework,encouraging and appreciating the child with asmall gift, kiss or a hug. They also made theparents understand the attachment and bondingthat takes place when they communicate with theirchildren.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;for these only gave them life, those the art of living well – Aristotle

Give a girl an education andintroduce her properly into the world,

and ten to one butshe has the means of settling well,

without further expense to anybody.– Jane Austen

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Strengthening Koppal and Raichur

Our Staff visited our centres at Raichur andKoppal in November 2011. As part of EducationSponsorship programme, they visited BasavaVidyanikethan School where we are sponsoring27 children. Later they visited Muranpur to meetMrs. Gladys Peter who is running a school forvillage children, and were taken around by theheadmaster of the school.

They visited Saraswathi Vidya Mandir andNiveditha High School in Koppal along with ourstaff from Raichur & Koppal where Vathsalya issponsoring 20 and 25 children respectively. They

met the secretaries of both the schools, and spoketo the parents of the sponsored children about theeducation sponsorship and adoption programmes.

At the Boys Home, they met the chairperson Mr.Rajasekhar and discussed about the ongoingproblems and procedures.

Child Protection Programme - Koppal

At Raichur

Department of Women & Child, at Bhuvaneshwar,Orissa. Our learning’s and the experience of fostercare at VCT was a blessing to the 300 participantsat the plenary session of the conference.

A Foster Mothers’ Meet, organized on March 6,Women’s Day, was attended by representativesfrom BOSCO (Bangalore Oniyavara Seva Coota),Sathi and Everychild. They interacted with thefoster mothers and VCT staff who make regularfoster care visits. They spoke to the foster mothersabout the importance of being a woman, theresponsibilities towards the children who areplaced in their care.

BOSCO has taken a leaf from VCT’s example.The NGO has started foster care programmes, andis training NGOs for this. BOSCO works withstreet children as well as with children in conflictwith law, and many of them are abandoned or haverun away from home. In continuation of a one-day workshop on foster care, BOSCO staff visitedVCT to learn more about the programme. Theyalso visited foster families and were given a copy

of the Foster Care document. VCT also conductedan orientation on foster care and itsimplementation to about 20 of their field andoffice staff; two of our foster mothers also sharedtheir experiences.

At a theological college, our staff made apresentation on foster care and institutional care.Everychild and Saathi, two NGOs that work witholder children, interacted with VCT staff to learnmore about our Foster Care Programme.Everychild organized a day’s workshop, whichwas attended by NGOs from districts ofKarnataka. The focus was on Foster Care as agood option for children without parental care.

UNICEF staff from all over India, along withthe staff of the State department, visited Vathsalyain June 2012. There was a discussion andpresentation on “Alternate Care and FamilyStrengthening Programme”. Later the groupvisited a few foster homes and a few homes ofthe children under our sponsorship programme.

New CARA GuidelinesCARA brought out its new guidelines in June2011. This was officially published on the June27, 2011. In August, CARA had a meet for allRIPAs, AFAAs, Government agencies and ACAs,to make them aware of the new gazettedguidelines.

The teething stage has been uncomfortable. RIPAs(recognized inter country adoption agencies) arenow required to work with agencies recommendedby CARA. The challenge is that all agencies andcouples are looking for healthy babies, whileRIPAs have been working with agencies andcouples who are ready to take children with specialneeds/older children.

Starting October 1, 2011, CARA started receivingregistrations online. Copies of home studies werealso sent directly to CARA who in turn sent themto RIPAs. All adoptions both domestic andinternational are now processed through the

Juvenile Justice Act, which is a very gooddevelopment. The advantage here is that parentsdo not need to file for adoption in their respectivecountries.

The Adoption Recommendation Committee andState Adoption Resource Agency has been set upand CARA NOC’s are processed through them.

The last AGM of ACA Karnataka was held inMarch this year, following a change in itsfunctions and responsibilities. Most members feltthat the ACA should continue as a coordinatingagency since Karnataka does not have a body thatbrings all adoptions together.

The DWCD Karnataka has set up statutorybodies SARA (State Adoption Resource Agency)and the ARC (Adoption RecommendationCommittee) through whom the dossiers areprocessed to CARA for children’s NOC’s.

Reaching OutIn December 2011 our children went to St. John’sMedical College to take part in the Christmasprogramme organized for dialysis patients. Ourchildren entertained them with singing, recitingmemory verses and a skit. The programme endedwith a tea party and gifts for our children.

The Renault Nissan team from different parts ofthe world was introduced to the activities of VCTon January 24, 2012. We thank our Chairman forthis opportunity.

Orientation for social work students from variouscolleges continue. Around 25 social work studentsfrom Kristu Jayanthi College visited Vathsalya.Our Staff spoke to them in detail about adoption,foster care and our educational sponsorshipprogramme.

Ethics and Networking were two topics addressedduring a counselling programme organized by thePtoP Institute of Counselling at Bangalore.

As part of outreach programme, our SocialWorkers visited government and privatehospitals and Karunalaya, an NGO working forwomen with children and met the people in charge.

Our Social Workers, spoke at a trainingprogramme organized by the Women & Child

Department for social workers from various partsof Karnataka on June 15, 2012. The topicsincluded ‘Infant and Toddlers in Care andAdoption Process’.

In June this year, teachers of Col. Hill School,Bangalore, were given an orientation on how tomake a difference in the lives of students. Theywere also encouraged to share the challenges theyfaced with children.

Our staff was one of the resource persons from aRIPA at a one-day training programme on a webbased information management system calledCARINGS (Central Adoption ResourceInformation and Guidance Systems) organized byCARA on June 29 2012. The main focus was ontraining staff from SAA’s and RIPA’s aboutupdates on CARINGS.

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NamasteIt is a heart-warming experience to welcome ourchildren who have gone into adoption. RecentlyDarshan, Raine, Vismaya, Pooja, Angelinavisited us with their parents and spent time withour children.

Five members of the group Scenic Roots – ErinRogers, Birtney Turner, Yadira Sanchez, KeleraHansley and Julie Mosley – visited Vathsalya lastAugust. They interacted with the staff, spentquality time with the children, sang and playedwith them. They were floored by the smiles on allthe children’s faces. They also met some fostermothers and were amazed by their motivation tolook after children.

Dean Hale’s visits to Vathsalya are packed withmany activities. His visit in November last yearcoincided with a programme we were having witha group of officers from UNICEF and arepresentative from the Department of Women &Child Development. Dean shared his expertise andemphasized the harm that the institutionalizationof children caused. Dean spent time with children

who had been released to find families throughHolt & also visited the Infant Jesus Home forChildren affected with HIV and AIDS.

Three members of UNICEF along with Ms.Jaganmohini from the Department of Women &Child Development, were impressed with VCT’svaluable inputs and insights on foster care,adoption, concerns relating to working with fosterparents, monitoring system and the overallstructures of the programme.

As part of their field trip, a group of 20 people,led by Mr. Siga Arles, from the TheologicalCollege, visited VCT to learn more about ourprogrammes with specific emphasis on the holisticdevelopment of children.

Updating SkillsOur staff attended a one day orientation programmeon online platform building bridges andcreating links through a robust web basedmanagement information system. This platformwill facilitate expeditious and smooth adoption andensure transparency in the adoption process,increase accountability of implementing agenciesand help to maintain a national database foreffective policy making and research. It wasorganized for all the adoption agencies inKarnataka by CARINGS, and the Women & Child

Development. The programme was attended byaround 30 participants from adoption agencies,ACA and KSCCW.

Vathsalya participated inThomson & Reuters’market place as part oftheir Community ServiceProgramme. Throughbrochures and a powerpointpresentation, Vathsalyashowcased its programmes –adoption, foster care, andeducation sponsorship.Handicraft items done by ourchildren were exhibited andsome attracted sales.

Volunteersabilities and activities helped enrich our progressreports. They spent time with our children at theinformal school teaching them, playing with themand also took them for outings

Jess, Ellie, Matt, Liz, Gurjeet, and Rose, volunteersfrom the UK, were a blessing to our children,specially at the child care centre where they tookcare of infants and children with special needs.Their observations and sharing of children's

Jennifer Goette from Holt

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Celebration TimeAnnual Parents MeetAt the Annual Parents Meet on November 26,2011, parents shared their joys and experiences,their doubts, fears, and challenges. Parents andstaff mingled with one another over a sumptuouslunch hosted by Vathsalya. Our parents returnedhome with satisfaction and joy in their hearts.

to play the part of Santa. Needless to say ourchildren were thrilled to receive gifts from Santa.Dr. Leelavati Devadas, our former Trustee, gavethe Christmas message.

Our child care givers were pleased to receive theirgifts of uniforms for the next year from theTrustees, who were present on that day. Theprogramme ended with a fellowship lunch.

In the afternoon, we had the Christmas programmefor our foster mothers. Our children performedfor the foster mothers and a few of the staff sharedthe Christmas message. One of our senior fostermothers, Mrs. Vasanthi Parasuraman was awardeda certificate of appreciation for taking care of 60children from the year 1998. She also shared herexperiences of fostering children which was veryencouraging to all of us.

Celebrating the Joys of ChristmasVathsalya celebrated Christmas on December 22,2011. The programme started with a prayer byMs. Diana Tholoor, a volunteer at Vathsalya. Thiswas followed by a skit and series of songs fromour children. They sang beautifully, performedchoreography and recited memory verses whichwere much appreciated by one and all. We alsohad a dance performance by Richard Tholoor, whohad us sitting on the edge of our seats. Rachel andher brother Jonathan, friends of Vathsalya led usin a few carols. One of our interns was overjoyed

made. So much so that we would try the recipes,at home, but they were not like Mary’s. Therewas that special Mary’s flavour in everything shecreated – be it the salads, the simple fried potatoes,the biryani, the chutneys, the vadas or the pickles.More importantly, she always remembered thelikes of everyone, especially our internationalvisitors.

We have received several messages from familiesthe world over, families whose lives she hastouched. One adoptive mother wrote: “I wastouched by her sweet love and care for thechildren. So many children will rise up and callher blessed.” “We shall always remain indebted

to you for your service.” “She has been an angel,and touched our lives in many ways.” “Bless you,mummy” was a simple, but heartfelt sentimentof one child.

We at VCT – the children, mothers, childcareworkers, foster mothers, adoptive families andstaff — miss our Mary Phillips — our warden,our mummy, our sister, our Mary-ma.

Give her the reward she has earned, and let herworks bring her praise at the city gate. Proverbs31:31. Let Mary Phillips bright her bright examplebe held forth at VCT and in the hearts and homesof all whom she met and interacted with.

Jennifer Goette from Holt was very happy tovisit Swanthana while in Bangalore between July22 and 24, 2012 She was delighted to see thebuilding which VCT sponsored. Jennifer also metand interacted with VCT staff and the Board ofTrustees. She discussed Child ManagementSystem, budgeting and how to make the parentingprogramme more effective.

About 15 staff from the OpSource visited us inMarch 2012. They spent quality time with ourchildren.

Mr. Aslam Ahmed, Child Welfare Officer,Department of Women & Child Development,visited Vathsalya in March 2012, in connectionwith the renewal of our In-country AdoptionLicence.

Tribute to Mary PhillipsOur warden, our mummy, our sister, our Mary-ma

Mary Phillips, who waswith Vathsalya for 17years, passed on to herheavenly abode on July31, 2012

A Jewish proverb saysGod could not beeverywhere and thereforeHe made mothers. Hemade special mothers likeMary Phillips, to take careof His family of childrenwho need special nurturing, special care andspecial love. Mary Phillips had the designation ofWarden at Vathsalya Charitable Trust, but to themany children she was simply “mummy” –mummy, not just to these children who looked toher for a hug, a smile, and even correction, but tothe entire family of Vathsalya Charitable Trust –the adoptive families, child care workers, the staff,foster mothers and friends of VCT.

Mary Phillips joined VCT in 1995 and createdhappiness at our agency in many ways – big orsmall. Naturally, being the warden, she had to rulewith an iron hand – but the hand of “this incrediblewoman” was filled with that special tenderness,devotion and friendship to the children or adultswho interacted with her.

Mary Phillips was a resourceful person. We neverheard her say “This is impossible” or “I cannotdo it”. During any emergency – rushing pregnantmothers or sick children to the hospital after officehours or at midnight — Mary would not shy awayfrom any responsibility that she was entrustedwith. She was always dependable. You just had tosay, “Mary, this needs to be taken care of” and itwas done.

Everything at VCT was done with clock-workprecision. Be it assigning duties, buying ofprovisions, making sure that everyone wascomfortable, appointments with the doctors forthe children and the mothers, — the list is endless.Her love for cooking reflected in the dishes she

The friends of Jess, one of our volunteers fromUK visited us in March 2012. They spent the entireday with the children and sponsored a sumptuouslunch for all at Vathsalya.

Mr. Sonikutty George from UNICEF visitedus in May 2012. This meeting was a precurser toa meeting of UNICEF staff and governmentdepartment of Women & Child Development.

Mrs. Rebecca Moore with family is at Vathsalya.Rebecca is interning as part of her course in socialwork. Mr. Jeff Moore is helping us to work on afoster care model that can be replicated by otherNGOs.

Around 15 staff from Smith Kline Beecham spenta day in August 2012. They organized funactivities.

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Holt International Children’s ServicesOur Social Worker, Sylvia, shares about her time atParenting Now! and how she plans to apply the practicesshe learned. We bring you excerpts from the article thatwas published on the blog of Holt InternationalChildren’s blog

The Birth to Three/Parenting Now! experiencewas truly different for me because this was thefirst time I was in training for parenting groups.Very basic things like how you welcome a group,use the right words and thank parents for makingit to the group made so much sense. Just byrecognizing their presence, you actually makethem feel they are welcome and important in thegroup.

It was an eye-opener to learn better ways tomanage children’s behaviour. When they havetheir meltdowns, instead of losing our temper, wecan use alternative techniques such as giving thempositive attention. We all like to be appreciated;acknowledging positive behaviour, in turn,encourages positive behaviour. We can providepositive attention by giving children special timeand showing approval. Special time is time thatyou set aside each day to spend alone with yourchild. The time should be regular enough for thechild to count on it, and centred on the child’sneeds or wants.

The purpose of showing approval is to encourageyour child to continue a particular behaviour. Alsoat times, we can divert their attention to other

things and sometimes even ignore the behaviourso as not to reinforce it with attention – be itpositive or negative.

I particularly liked the discussion on discipline.Discipline is most likely the most challenging taskof parenting. Sometimes people misunderstandhow to enforce discipline and end up usingmethods that are harmful to the child. People donot realize that punishments only hurt children.Screaming, yelling, spanking will bring down thechild’s self-confidence and humiliate the child.That can never be positive parenting. I think wehave to encourage positive behaviour, and to dothat, we have to start noticing it.

The range of behaviours children present isunlimited. It is the task of a parent to sift throughall the possibilities and develop a strategy that willwork for the family. If we have a toolbox ofdiscipline techniques, we can handle much of ourchildren’s difficult behaviours.

The central goal of discipline is to help our childrenlearn to discipline themselves. Through trainingat Birth To Three/Parenting Now!, I learnedseveral prevention tools that parents can use, suchas communicating clear expectations. Childrenneed to know what behaviours the parents expectand should be told in very simple language thatthe child understands. Tell them why the behaviouris important. Reducing boredom is also effective.Some children get into trouble when they are

We Are FamilyKishore Kumar & Kasturi visited Vathsalya, Raichuron August 20, 2011 to take home their son Ganesh.

Rohan Rego & Karen visited Vathsalya on August 30,2011 to take home their son Karan.

Rajesh Ramaswamy & Kalyani visited Vathsalya onAugust 31, 2011 to take home their daughter Navya.

Nicole Hagedron visited Vathsalya on August 5, 2011to take home her daughter Payal.

Eric & Anita Miller visited Vathsalya on August 192011 to take home their daughter Manasvi.

Peter Stewart & Anita Bharucha visited Vathsalya onAugust 22, 2011 to take home their daughter Pratiba.

Bobby John & Sheena visited Vathsalya, on September2, 2011 to take home their son Dominic.

Manickavelu & Anu Subramaniam visited Vathsalyaon September 9, 2011 to take home their son Aditya.

Desikan Srinivasan & Mrs. Thulsi visited Vathsalyaon September 30, 2011 to take home their daughterUnnati.

Purushotham & Suneetha Gurrala visited Vathsalya,on October 31, 2011 to take home their son Puneeth.

Amith Kumar Murali & Geetha Murali visitedVathsalya, on November 3, 2011 to take home theirdaughter Gopika.

Benito Losi & Guiseppina Repetti visited Vathsalya,on November 14, 2011 to take home their son Ganesh.

Giovanni Barbera& Alessandra Incerto visitedVathsalya, on November 14, 2011 to take home theirson Krishna.

Varghese Chacko Pallathu& Ann visited Vathsalya,on November 15, 2011 to take home their daughterArathy.

Maire Joyce Marran visited Vathsalya, on November15, 2011 to take home her daughter Anandi.

Heather Ann Flaherty visited Vathsalya, on November16, 2011 to take home her daughter Ramya.

Carey Marie Boehm visited Vathsalya, on November17, 2011 to home her daughter Anthara.

Amy Louise visited Vathsalya, on November 17, 2011to home her son Piyush.

Cynthia D’souza visited Vathsalya, on November 21,2011 to take home her daughter Bhavika.

Philip and Charisa Ausfahl visited Vathsalya, onNovember 21, 2011 to take home their daughterHanna.

Pradeep Jeyathilka & Bhavanavisited Vathsalya, on December 2,2011 to take home their daughterShreya Esther.

Rakesh & Faustina Sharmavisited Vathsalya, on December16, 2011 to take home theirdaughter Pia.

Pradeep & Arpita Ninan visited Vathsalya, onDecember 16, 2011 to take home their son Rohan.

Balaji & Padma Priya visited Vathsalya, on December27, 2011 to take home their son Chirag.

Giuseppe Falmmini & Francesca Liani visitedVathsalya, on December 27, 2011 to take home theirdaughter Shailu.

Lt. Col. Tushar & Sumar Vig visited Vathsalya, onDecember 30, 2011 to take home their son Arnav.

Robin & Smitha Immanuel visited Vathsalya, onJanuary 3, 2012 to take home their son Samarth.

Ajith & Girija Kelathvisited Vathsalya, on January 25,2012 to take home their son Smaran.

Ramalinga Reddy Bomma & Jaganthini visitedVathsalya, on January 28, 2012 to take home their sonShaan.

Mithun Rebellow & Harathi visited Vathsalya, onFebruary 23, 2012 to take home their son Vikas.

Marco Lorrini & Wanda Nichetti visited Vathsalya,on February 3, 2012 to take home their son Ankush.

Monzani Massimo & Paola Paggin visited Vathsalya,on February 20, 2012 to take home their son Jiten.

Sarvanakumaran & Aparna visited Vathsalya, onMarch 7, 2012 to take home their daughter Saskhi.

Sateesh & Deepti visited Vathsalya, on March 29,2012 to take home their son Manas.

Darcie Zimmerman visited Vathsalya, on March 13,2012 to take home daughter Sadhika.

Fabio Florio & Francesca Casamanti visited Vathsalya,on March 26, 2012 to take home their daughter Soni.

Rajesh & Rashmi visited Vathsalya, on April 5, 2012to take home their son Raghavendra.

Roshan Kunder & Chitra Kuniyil visited Vathsalya,on April 5, 2012 to take home their daughter Prithi.

Badi & Amita Yaganagi visited Vathsalya, on April16, 2012 to take home their daughter Ciana.

Naina Ballachanda visited Vathsalya, on April 5, 2012to take home her daughter Jyoti.

Manuel Tosi & Michelangels visited Vathsalya, onApril 9, 2012 to take home their daughter Aishwarya.

Alistair Rodrigues & Sonia Pereira visited Vathsalya,on June 8, 2012 to take home their son Amogh.

Sushant Dubey & Manisha Tiwary visited Vathsalya,on June 12, 2012 to take home their son Saurav.

Sivapriya visited Vathsalya, on June 16, 2012 to takehome son Sankirth.

Srijit Kumar Badra & Malini Bhattacharjee visitedVathsalya, on June 19, 2012 to take home their sonVansh.

Siva Kumar & Meenakshi visited Vathsalya, on July5, 2012 to take home their son Yash.

Jacob Varghese & Reena Chandy visited Vathsalya,on July 16, 2012 to take home their son Rohith.

Jeremy Shawn Andries & Patrecka Mariene visitedVathsalya, on August 2, 2012 to take home their sonBrijesh.Michael Daniel Powers & Carla Sue Smith visitedVathsalya, on August 9, 2012 to take home theirdaughter Kavya.Luca Zaffaroni & Giorgia Maddalena visitedVathsalya, on August 13, 2012 to take home theirdaughter Chitra.Filippo Bendandi & Michela Dal Borgo visitedVathsalya, on August 13, 2012 to take home her sonKavin.Nicolini Fabio & Damiana De Cantellis visitedVathsalya, on August 16, 2012 to take home her sonMehaboob.Elio Colella & Federica Mantellini visited Vathsalya,on August 30, 2012 to take home their daughterPrashila.