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The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown continues to be such an unpredicted situation for everyone. It is hard to understand the full impact that the situation is having on children and young people’s mental health and … Returning to school after lockdown

As an adoptive parent, you may find yourself struggling with difficult and confusing behaviours by your child. Often parents imagine that if only they love them enough, and give them time and patience, the child … What to do if you are finding rewards and consequences challenging.

Review by Jo Liveston, Independent Social Worker A family who I was assessing recently found this book and we used it with the family’s young birth child to help involve her in … Book Review – The Family Fairies by Rosemary Lucas

Hi, I’m Kirsty, Post Adoption Support Worker for AFA. I have been with Adopters for Adoption for 3 years now and absolutely love the team I work with and the role that I … A week in the life of Kirsty Cooke

Same Families Podcast Adopters for Adoption have recently been contacted by Stu Oakley from Some Families. They wanted to introduce us as they believe their podcast will be of interest as a resource to … LGBTQ+ podcast for people thinking about adoption.

Hi, I’m Angie and I started working for Polaris Children’s services in April 2017 as an Independent Support Administrator, moving on to Senior Administrator Assistant. I started working here at Adopters for … A week in the life of Angela Timmins

Same Storm, Different Boat Keeping afloat during lockdown Some of you may have seen the tweet by author Damian Barr relating to the coronavirus pandemic that has been shared on social media across the … Self Care with Heather Liveston

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 style of parenting which is more sensitive to their needs and helps … Kirsty’s corner – A different kind of parenting

With Mairead O’Sullivan, AfA CEOPs Ambassador. Screen time can be an easy way to keep children entertained during this difficult time. Many people are struggling with activities that provide entertainment and fill in some of … How to manage children’s screen time.

We want to share with all our adoptive parents, this very helpful guide was written by Lily Pryer and Francesca Chong. It is designed to helps adults to engage with … A Parent’s Guide to Black Lives Matter

You cannot pour from an empty cup! How we react to stress… When we are faced with a threat, we become stressed and our body experiences a surge of adrenaline, which is … Looking After Yourself in Times of Uncertainty

A book review by Kirsty Cooke Adopty Mum is written by Elena Holmes. It is an honest and at times humorous account of dealing with infertility and moving on to adoption. The book … Kirsty’s book corner – AdoptyMum by Elena Holmes