As an adoptive parent, you may find yourself struggling with difficult and confusing behaviours by your child. Often parents imagine that if only…
Review by Jo Liveston, Independent Social Worker A family who I was assessing recently found this book and we used it…
Hi, I’m Kirsty, Post Adoption Support Worker for AFA. I have been with Adopters for Adoption for 3 years now and absolutely…
Same Families Podcast Adopters for Adoption have recently been contacted by Stu Oakley from Some Families. They wanted to introduce us as they…
Hi, I’m Angie and I started working for Polaris Children’s services in April 2017 as an Independent Support Administrator, moving on to…
Same Storm, Different Boat Keeping afloat during lockdown Some of you may have seen the tweet by author Damian Barr relating to…
An adopted child’s early experience can often mean they will struggle with day-to-day relationships. Instead of traditional parenting techniques, adopted children require a…
With Mairead O’Sullivan, AfA CEOPs Ambassador. Screen time can be an easy way to keep children entertained during this difficult time. Many people…
We want to share with all our adoptive parents, this very helpful guide was written by Lily Pryer and Francesca…
You cannot pour from an empty cup! How we react to stress… When we are faced with a threat, we…