What are fostering facts and statistics and might they encourage you to look at fostering as a life option? I was fostered at the age of 11 months and adopted a few months later back in 1970. I am always interested to hear about developments in fostering and adoption. Local Authorities, with the support of…
Adoption stories can help different characters in the adoption process including birth parents, adopted children and adoptive parents. They can help people decide if adoption is for them at all either putting them off something that would not have suited their circumstances or firming their resolve to go ahead. It is not only the adopted…
What does it feel like losing a sibling to adoption? Last week, I promised to acknowledge National Adoption Week with posts from various perspectives on the issue. I have a few more to share and here is one. It was written last year. Too often, we forget the impact on the wider family members of…
What does it really feel like to be adopted? It’s a question many people carry quietly, especially women navigating identity, belonging and the emotional legacy of adoption. During National Adoption Week, I wanted to share honest reflections from my own experience — the thoughts, feelings and moments that shaped me. Adoption isn’t one story; it’s…
What does modern family life look like? Is it very different from how it was just a few years ago? Matalan have recently launched a new TV ad, featuring real life families and conducted national research to explore how family life is changing in the modern era. Matalan say “the definition of ‘family’ in the…
As April arrives, the question is how will shared parental leave work for families? You may be entitled to Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if: your baby is due on or after 5 April 2015 you adopt a child on or after 5 April 2015 Until 4 April 2015 fathers…