ADOPTION AND PARENTING MAGAZINE

Birth family

This article is all about adoption life story work. It’s written by Dr John Simmonds, Director of Policy, Research, and

The next series of interviews is about contact and life story work. Knowing about their birth history and learning to

Having an accurate and age-appropriate life storybook is really important to help our children understand their birth history. The standard

Jane Miller is a parenting coach and helps foster carers and adopters support their children in dealing with their early

Have you seen the film “Sliding Doors” starring Gwyneth Paltrow? It’s about how life can sometimes turn out very differently

A lot of kids, girls, in particular, have thought of names they’d like to call their future children. My nieces

There’s a perception that children who are placed for adoption are removed from their birth family without warning. The reality

Our daughters are growing up knowing they’re adopted. Our eldest has known for a few years that she didn’t grow

In my work life, I’d heard the term post box contact used a lot well before we adopted. In my

There’s a lot of children’s adoption books on the market which explain the process. They use engaging characters to explain