Our bi-monthly members' magazine, Adoption Today, is full of the latest news, expert advice and real-life insight from adoptive families. You can read past copies by visiting the members' area of our website.

Articles in the October 2021 edition:

6.5 Children
An interview with comedian Ashley Blaker who is a comedian and father of six. His hit series Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children, on BBC Radio 4, is about parenting, adoption and raising children with special needs. His daughter Soroh was adopted by the Blakers ten years ago, at the age of 2.

Parenting approaches – stealing
Does your child take money or possessions that don’t belong to them? Is it an issue that is causing conflict and proving hard to tackle? Adoption Today takes a look at stealing, the links with early childhood adversity and some of the approaches that may help.

Kinder assessments
Adoption assessments necessarily bring up sensitive subjects. But how prepared are social workers and prospective adopters to address what can be very personal and painful issues? Ellie Haworth, Director of Service Delivery at Adoption UK gives her suggestions for the best ways to have honest conversations, allowing social workers and prospective adopters to work together to find the right families for traumatised children

When an application is made to oppose an adoption order
There are a number of circumstances that can call into question the plan for adoption for a child. In the second of a two-part series, solicitors Emily Boardman and Janet Quartly set out the legal challenges available to birth parents in England and Wales that can delay, or in rare circumstances, disrupt the making of an adoption order.

Trauma and social connections - Couple relationships
In our series of investigations on early life trauma and the ways it impacts on social connections, we turn our attention to the parental couple relationship. What are the particular strains that it may come under and how can we equip ourselves to develop and thrive together?

 

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