A beautiful poem showing the love and dedication through the struggles from one Mum to her son. Read more
For Adoption Week Scotland this year, Fiona Aitken, Director of Adoption UK Scotland, looks at why therapeutic parenting is so important for children who have been adopted. Read more
@Adoptioncake looks at how adopting children means that we sometimes have to guide them and parent them differently to others. Read more
What do you see when someone says 'FASD'? Here one Mum explains what she truly sees in her son. Read more
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Barbara Ogston, our FASD Advisor for FASD Hub Scotland, explains what FASD is and how, through own her work and parenting, she has learnt and understood far more about this condition Read more
Getting an FASD diagnosis is the start of a new road in the journey. Here @adoptioncake tells of her experience. Read more
Nearly 5,000 adoptive parents and prospective adopters responded to the survey that informed our Adoption Barometer report this year. Who were these respondents, and were they representative of the community as a whole? Read more
Our CEO, Sue Armstrong-Brown reviews the speech the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, gave on adoption last week Read more
Collecting The Diamonds is a story about Nua, a child who comes home to live with new parents Toni and Jordan. Written by Sian Booth and Siobhan Rhodes - adopted twin sisters - Siobhan is also an adoptive parent. Read more
In our first blog for National Adoption Week, single, prospective adopter, Tom talks about why he chose the adoption route, how his journey has been so far, and what his hopes are for the future. Read more
One of the things that adoptive families often struggle to communicate to people outside of the adoption community is how adoption permeates every aspect of life. Read more
A story inspired by a child Nicky was working with and which he penned on his mobile phone while sitting on his daughter’s bed waiting for her to fall asleep. Read more