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Here are some articles and resources to support you as you consider adoption and move through the process.

AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT IN CHILDREN: THE WHAT, WHY AND HOW

March 4, 2020 4 Comments

Avoidant attachment style is explained in this clear, no-fuss blog. What it is, why it occurs, and how to parent your child through it.

Parenting a child with attachment disorder is challenging work. If you're in the trenches right now, please know that you're not alone. I myself am an adoptive parent, and know what it's like to feel at your wits' end. My twins are 5 and a huge blessing to our family - but when their attachment … [Read more...] about AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT IN CHILDREN: THE WHAT, WHY AND HOW

Adoption· Adoption process· Explaining adoption to others· Parenting an Adopted Child

THE AMBIVALENT ATTACHMENT CHILD: WHAT, WHY AND HOW?

March 4, 2020 3 Comments

Attachment is a minefield! This straightforward article on attachment styles explains it all in clear, simple language: the different types of attachments styles, what they look like, and what kind of parenting works best for each.

Parenting any child who has attachment disorder is tough - as the adoptive parent of twin boys, I know this only too well. If you're up against it right now, I bring tidings of great joy: YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I find this tough, you find this tough, and thousands of others are finding it tough all … [Read more...] about THE AMBIVALENT ATTACHMENT CHILD: WHAT, WHY AND HOW?

Adoption· Adoption process· Explaining adoption to others· Parenting an Adopted Child

UNDERSTANDING DISORGANIZED ATTACHMENT IN YOUR CHILD: WHAT, WHY AND HOW?

March 4, 2020 2 Comments

What is disorganized/disoriented attachment, and how does it affect our children? This blog will lay it all out in an easy-to-understand manner.

Friend, if you've stumbled upon this site because you're tearing your hair out over your child's behaviour and attitude, and wondering if attachment difficulties might be at the heart of it all, welcome. You are not alone - I'm an adoptive mum, and battle attachment difficulties every day with my … [Read more...] about UNDERSTANDING DISORGANIZED ATTACHMENT IN YOUR CHILD: WHAT, WHY AND HOW?

Adoption· Adoption process· Explaining adoption to others· Parenting an Adopted Child

THE FOUR TYPES OF ATTACHMENT STYLES EXPLAINED

March 4, 2020 20 Comments

The four attachment styles are explained in this clear, no-fuss blog. What they are, how to spot them, and how to parent your child with this knowledge.

Even though I've been an adoptive parent for several years, the various different types of attachment styles in children still confuse me. It's a complicated area of psychology for sure - but in case we weren't perplexed enough, it turns out that different professionals use different words for … [Read more...] about THE FOUR TYPES OF ATTACHMENT STYLES EXPLAINED

Adoption· Adoption process· Explaining adoption to others· Parenting an Adopted Child

IS ADOPTION SCREWING UP MY BIRTH KIDS? (ON MIXING BIOLOGICAL AND ADOPTED CHILDREN)

July 29, 2019 9 Comments

Mixing biological and adopted kids comes with challenges. Can birth and adopted kids be raised together? What is the impact of adopting when you have birth kids?

Some years ago, before adoption was even really on the cards for us, and when our eldest was just one, a friend made a passing comment that she wouldn't consider adoption because she had several birth children and had read about the damaging impact of adoption on biological kids. I honestly … [Read more...] about IS ADOPTION SCREWING UP MY BIRTH KIDS? (ON MIXING BIOLOGICAL AND ADOPTED CHILDREN)

Adoption· Adoption process· Blended families

A FATHER’S ROAD TO ADOPTION

June 13, 2019 13 Comments

Brilliant book outlining the adoption journey of an adoptive Dad and his wife, detailing the emotional rollercoaster of their process.

Is anyone else scrabbling about, the day before Fathers' Day, trying to think of a suitable gift for their kids' dad? Or is it just me? DesertDad is incredibly difficult to buy for. He doesn't really want anything, bar a decent whisky, and then I'm caught between whether it's appropriate for … [Read more...] about A FATHER’S ROAD TO ADOPTION

Adoption· Adoption process· Books and resources· Fathers' Day

ADOPTION AND VICARAGES: HOW DO I KEEP CHILDREN SAFE IN A ‘PUBLIC’ FAMILY SPACE?

July 21, 2018 5 Comments

How do I keep adopted or fostered children safe in a public space like a vicarage?

The adoption process involves several home visits. Your social worker doesn't need to see a show home (thank flippin' goodness for that) – but they do need to see that you have the space for a new child/ren, that you're able to keep the home clean and tidy enough to nurture human life, and that … [Read more...] about ADOPTION AND VICARAGES: HOW DO I KEEP CHILDREN SAFE IN A ‘PUBLIC’ FAMILY SPACE?

Adoption· Adoption process· Faith· Home· Parenting an Adopted Child

WHY ADOPT WHEN YOU CAN HAVE BIRTH CHILDREN?

April 16, 2018 7 Comments

Why adopt when you can have birth children? Why would couples make the decision to go through the adoption process if they knew they could conceive naturally? What motivates people to choose adoption?

It's one of those questions that many of us might have in our heads, but never actually verbalise. After all, it sounds rude, doesn't it? As if we're questioning someone's life choices - something we know never, ever to do in 21st-century Britain. Well, here's an answer. It's my answer, and it … [Read more...] about WHY ADOPT WHEN YOU CAN HAVE BIRTH CHILDREN?

Adoption· Adoption process· Blended families· Explaining adoption to others· Faith· Family Life· Parenting· Parenting an Adopted Child

THE UN-BIRTHDAY: CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY OF THE CHILD YOU HAVEN’T MET

June 24, 2017 3 Comments

The strangeness of knowing that your child experienced birthdays before you met them.

I wrote the following nearly two years ago, on the occasion of our twins' first birthday. Today, our twins turn one. I haven't yet met them, but I love them already. We need to celebrate - and yet how does one celebrate the birthday of someone they've never met? Someone who is already so firmly … [Read more...] about THE UN-BIRTHDAY: CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY OF THE CHILD YOU HAVEN’T MET

Adoption· Adoption process· Birthdays· Explaining adoption to others· Family Life

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