Adoption Magazine

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Eco-friendly gift wrapping

Part of the joy in giving gifts at birthdays and festivities such as Christmas, is to wrap them up. Then the recipient...

Book review: “Our Beautiful Chaos” written by Rachael Leanne

When we started to consider adoption, I scoured the internet for stories from adopters sharing their experiences. I wanted to know what...

The Adoption Process

The number of children currently in care is at an all-time high of over 80,000. Not all of those children have plans...

How to choose an adoption agency

Once you feel that you're ready to move on to adoption, one of the first steps is to find an adoption agency...

Birth parent support: PAC-UK

Parents who have their children removed from their care are among the most vulnerable in our society. They often have a history...

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...