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Category: About adoption
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Nate and Caroline - finding the adoption support our family needed
After moving to Buckinghamshire, Nate and Caroline's approached our service for some help supporting their daughter. Here, they share their experience working with us and adoption...
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Managing and planning for change
Change is an inevitable part of life, from experiencing small daily changes to more significant events and stages in life. Change can be a great opportunity for growth, learning and healing. Change can also be difficult for all of us, triggering feelings of fear and anxiety and sometimes impacting our …
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Marley - my journey adopting as a single parent
Marley always wanted to adopt. In her forties, she decided the time was right, but also daunted at the prospect of being a single parent. Read her story...
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From child protection to adoption - a structured process
There are many reasons why a child may come to need a forever family via adoption. The journey from child protection to adoption follows a structured process which is governed by laws, such as the Children Act 1989 and the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Jemima, one of our adoption …
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Thinking about adoption?
Have you thought about starting, or growing, a family through adoption? People come to adoption through many different routes and from all different backgrounds of ethnicity, sexuality, single or couples, which is just what we welcome for our diverse group of children waiting for a family.
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Matthew - The adoption process and early permanence
Are you considering adoption? You might hear the term 'early permanence' - where a very young child is placed with a prospective adopter while the court decides who they will live with permanently. Early permanence can help reduce the number of moves a child may experience, plus build stronger bonds …
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Adoption Myths Busted
There are many myths which surround adoption, and some people who may be interested in becoming an adoptive parent rule themselves out before they’ve even begun their journey. Here, we bust some of those myths and hopefully offer some reassurance about your eligibility for adoption…
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