Silcock Family
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The Silcock Family is a family from Huntington Beach, California consisting of numerous amounts of adopted disabled boys. As of July 2006, the Silcock Family has 38 adopted sons. The family is best known for being featured in an episode of the FOX reality television series Nanny 911. Because their family was so huge, all three nannies were summoned to visit the family.
[edit] The Parents
The father, Jim Silcock is disabled himself. A driving accident in 1987 resulted in him becoming a quadriplegic with little mobility. His wife, Ann, had been involved in foster parenting since she was 19 years old. The couple first encountered each other over the internet. They met for the first time in January 1998 and then married four months later.
The parents own a small business called "First Step Supported Living" which assists disabled persons to live in home more dependently. Along with financial aid given to some of their boys and donations from the community, this is how the family is able to financially support themselves.
[edit] The Boys
The Silcocks work to adopt disabled boys who are slightly older and are of a different ethnicity. They feel that these types of children are the most overlooked amongst adoption agencies and as such have the most trouble getting adopted elsewhere.
