Linked from this page are questions to send in your child's Care Package which a staff member at the Social Welfare Institute (SWI) where she resides may fill out for you. If at all possible, you should go over these questions with a translator shortly after you receive your child. Many of the questions are health related, and the information is needed immediately. Upon your return home, you can have the answers more carefully translated, as a permanent record.

The answers to these questions may be the only history your child will ever have of her life before she became part of your family. This information will also be invaluable in assembling your child's Life Book.

Click on the the links below to go to images of the translated questions. Print out each page, and send it with your child's post-referral Care Package.

Note: some agencies no longer permit Care Packages to be sent to China. Also, there is no guarantee of the package arriving, or of the contents being given to your child. We still think it's a risk worth taking!


Questions 1-3

  • Where and how was she found and on what date?
  • Who found her?
  • How do you know her age?

Questions 4-7

  • Was a note or any other mementoes found with her?
  • Who chose her name and why? Does it have any special meaning?
  • Is there a nickname people call her?
  • How was her health the first year?

Questions 8-12

  • Any prior illnesses, accidents or injuries? If so, what was the treatment?
  • Does she have any allergies?
  • Has she had any immunizations?
  • What kind of food is she eating now? How much? When?
  • What are her sleeping habits - how much does she sleep and when? Does she sleep on tummy or back?

Questions 13-17

  • Does she have any likes/dislikes/sensitivites?
  • What is her personality like? What makes her happy?
  • What makes her angry or upset? How do you calm and soothe her when she cries?
  • Are there things I should buy here for her to take home to keep for her?
  • Was there a particular person she was attached to?

Questions 18-20

  • Was there one person who took care of her at the orphanage or many?
  • Did she go home with someone at night or sleep at the orphanage?
  • Does she drink from a bottle or a cup?