I love holidays but as a foster-adopt parent I have found myself on many occasions defending my choice to occasionally holiday without my child. This blog post and video explain why holiday with my kids aren’t a break for me.
Continue readingBonding with a fostered or adopted child isn’t easy. Here are 10 factors that might cause issues for parents #fostering #fostercare #adoption
Continue readingThis post considers the many barriers there might be for parents to bond with their children. This is helpful for us to think about when parenting fostered or adopted children and considering their relationships with their birth parents. #fostering #fostercare #adoption
Continue readingThis post argues that we need to start talking about bonding and not just attachment in therapeutic fostering and adoption. The question is, do you know the difference?
Continue readingI believe that I have experienced trauma as a result of being a foster and adoptive parent. This post explores the issues of living alongside a child with difficult life experiences and considers what the impact may be for their parent. #fostering #fostercare #adoption
Continue readingAre there ways that we can think positively about trauma? Will doing so enable us to move forward toward healing. Here’s 5 questions that might help.
Continue readingDevelopmental Trauma is currently the diagnosis in fostering and adoption that doesn’t actually exist. So what is it and how might politics be effecting young people with it from getting support? #fostering #fostercare #adoption
Continue readingTrauma: difficult to experience, difficult to define. Here’s some trauma terms that may be helpful to those living and working within #fostering and #adoption.
Continue readingChildren need to belong. But how do we talking about belonging in fostering and adoption without making promises we may not be able to keep. Can we offer permanence in a way that relieves a child’s anxiety without causing further distress if they have to move on from us? Read more to find out. #fostering #adoption
Continue readingEaster is a time to combine family get togethers with excessive amounts of chocolate. Not always a good combination for fostered and adopted children. This blog explores a different approach in #fostering and #adoption
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