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Carol’s Adoption Story

Dr Carol Dennis 58 from South London adopted Kwame aged 4 two years ago with her partner. Infertility, hysterectomy in her…

5 years ago

New Campaign Launches to encourage more people to consider adoption

A new nationwide campaign #YOUCANADOPT, has launched to dispel myths around who is eligible to adopt and highlight that, especially…

5 years ago

The A-Z of E-safety

With the current Covid pandemic affecting us all and meaning more time indoors, we could all do with a reminder of some…

5 years ago

Forest Bathing with Heather.

Now that we are able to go further afield, myself and my partner have been taking our children and the dog to…

5 years ago

MPs call for more rights for new adopters and special guardians

A group of MPs have called on the government to urgently deliver more support for new parents in response to the Covid-19 crisis.…

5 years ago

Protecting your mental wellbeing whilst staying at home

Taking care of your mind as well as your body is really important if you need to stay at home or you…

5 years ago

Returning to school after lockdown

The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown continues to be such an unpredicted situation for everyone. It is hard to understand the full impact that…

5 years ago

What to do if you are finding rewards and consequences challenging.

As an adoptive parent, you may find yourself struggling with difficult and confusing behaviours by your child. Often parents imagine that if only…

5 years ago

Book Review – The Family Fairies by Rosemary Lucas

Review by Jo Liveston, Independent Social Worker A family who I was assessing recently found this book and we used it…

5 years ago

A week in the life of Kirsty Cooke

Hi, I’m Kirsty, Post Adoption Support Worker for AFA. I have been with Adopters for Adoption for 3 years now and absolutely…

5 years ago