Adoption stories: From adoptee to adoptive parent
Adoption is complicated and every story is unique which is one of the reasons why I started the magazine so that those thinking about it could get a realistic picture of some of the issues. This article is written by Jane Foers who shares her journey from adoptee, to adopter and therapist. She’s a therapeutic […]
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 needs. The sad truth is that having additional needs often means they wait, on average, 11 months longer in care than their peers. To address this concerning statistic, voluntary adoption agencies VAAs) across […]
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 are siblings. Today’s article is written by Sarah @2starfishsolo who shares her experience of adopting siblings on her own. Thank you Sarah for sharing your journey. Adopting siblings: My adoption journey Firstly, let […]
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 parent as well as giving some tips about coping with the early days. You can follow Sarah on Instagram. Our story When we first started our adoption adventure, we were very lucky to […]
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 similar to Christina’s, as no support plan was put in place before placement. Was a support plan agreed as part of matching or when your children were placed? We have two girls (sisters) […]
Post-adoption support : Christina’s experience
Post-adoption support is exactly what the name suggests. It’s help and support which is provided to adopted children and their family after an adoption order has been granted. As with all things to do with adoption, the available support, waiting times, and ease of accessing help varies depending on where you live, and your agency. […]
Adoption stories: interview with birth mum Sammy
This article of the year is a very honest interview with Sammy, a birth mum. Her daughter was taken into care and subsequently adopted. Birth parent’s voices are the ones that often get lost in the noise and aren’t heard, so I’m very grateful to Sammy for sharing her experience. You can follow her on […]
Adoption stories: Contact and life story interview with birth mum Sammy
This week’s interview about contact and life story work is with birth mum Sammy. I’m really grateful she’s agreed to give us an insight into things from her perspective. It’s so important that adopters understand the importance of contact for birth families. It’s sometimes the case that they don’t feel able to reply to our […]
Adoption stories: Contact and life story interview with Hayley
This week’s contact and life story interview is with Hayley. She shares how she and her husband manage contact and the types of things they have started to explore in terms of life story work with their young daughter. Introduce yourself and your family I’m Hayley, my husband Lee and I adopted our daughter when […]
Adoption stories: Contact and life story interview with Chris
The next series of interviews is about contact and life story work. Knowing about their birth history and learning to understand it is really important for adopted children. This post written by Dr John Simmonds, is a great introduction to life story work. I think knowing how important it is can sometimes place more pressure on […]