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What is Blocked Care? Blocked care can happen when parents experience prolonged stress, which suppresses their capacity to sustain loving and empathic feelings towards their child. Blocked care can develop when parenting a … Blocked Trust / Blocked Care

A true life story, shared by AFA adoptive parent, Emily. Booking a first aid course is, in my experience, something you put on your ‘To Do’ list but don’t generally get around … The Importance of Paediatric First Aid

With the outbreak of COVID-19 we are all living in unprecedented times and are working hard to keep the wheels turning to enable us to continue through with the adoption process as best we can. One of … Virtual Home Visits During COVID-19

With Mairead O’Sullivan, AfA CEOPs Ambassador Schools across the UK are now closed to most families. No doubt this is a worrying time for many parents and carers. Children will be spending more … Supporting Children at Home

Adopters for Adoption are still open for business, but not quite ‘business as usual’. Like most other services across the UK we have made adjustments in order continue to provide … Covid-19 Message from Sally Heaven-Richards

At this time, information about COVID-19 is rapidly evolving as new details are confirmed and new questions emerge. In the event of an outbreak in your community, as a parent/caregiver, … Covid – 19, Survival guide for parents – Issue 1

I’m Lianne, I have been with Adopters for Adoption for two years now and it is hands down my favourite job that I have had. I undertake the checks and … A week in the life – Lianne Butterworth

A book review by Heather Liveston. I’m not a big reader of “self-help” books but there was something about this book that caught my eye – Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s “Feel … Book Review – Feel Better in 5

A message from our CEO, Jo August. At Adopters for Adoption we take the health and safety of children, adoptive families and our employees very seriously.   Following Government advice as … Our Response to COVID -19.

How to make Rolled Paper Roses! What You’ll Need: • Coloured Paper/thin card• Cocktail stick or thin stick• Scissors• Glue Gun• Compass or round objects of varying sizes How to … Crafty Kids

Written in 2019 by Tom Cox – The Unlikely Dad What does being a gay dad mean?  How about a gay, adoptive dad? My husband and I started our journey to … The Unlikely Dad

Not all pets are created equal. All pets can help children to learn responsibility, empathy and kindness, which all help to create a happier individual – but when it comes to happiness, … How pets can help adopted children to feel happy.