Adoption and Parenting Magazine

Adopting a child with additional needs

The most recent statistics show that there were over 2000 children waiting to be adopted in 2022/23. Of those, many have additional...

5 Thoughtful Gift Ideas For New Parents

This is a collaborative post. When friends or family members welcome a new baby into their lives, it’s a...

Parenting children with attachment difficulties: Interview with Melissa

This interview with Melissa was first published in November 2019. She is a mum of two children affected by attachment disorder. In...

No Makeup Makeup Look: How to Embrace the ‘Less is More’ Trend

This is a collaborative post. Have you noticed that more and more people, including celebrities, have adopted a no-makeup...

Adoption stories: Adopting siblings as a single adopter

Do you have what it takes to adopt a sibling group? Almost half the children currently waiting to be placed for adoption...

Adoption stories: Adopting siblings

Today's article is written by Sarah, sharing her experience of adopting siblings. She describes a bit about her journey to becoming a...

Teen Talk Adoption

Life story work and contact with birth family is such an important part of the adoption process. But it's definitely something where one size...

The Adoption Legal Centre: Legal advice for adopters

Adoption disruption continues to bring the most readers to the magazine when they're looking for articles about it in search engines. So,...

The adoption assessment

Once you've identified the agency you want to go with and have been accepted by them, the formal adoption assessment begins.

Attachment focused family therapy

Attachment is something a lot of adopted children struggle with. Learning to trust their caregivers is hard for children when they've been...

Massage to help build attachment with children

Having a massage is something a lot of parents use as a means of relaxing, switching off from their day, and getting...

Thrive Coaching: Empowering Adoptive and Foster Parents to Thrive

This article is written by Kate Brindley, a dedicated thrive coach. Becoming an adoptive or foster parent is a...

Adoption stories: Post adoption support Q & A

The second article about post-adoption support is another Q & A about one family's experience of asking for help. Their experience is...

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