‘Therapeutic parenting’ has become the buzz term within fostering and adoption in recent years. but what does it really mean? This post explores a definition that’s helpful to parents and involved professionals.
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Continue readingThe Honeymoon Period of Parents & Professionals in Fostering & Adoption – because it’s not only the children who have them
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Continue readingWhy is your child the way they are? Is it due to their genetics or their experiences? What difference can you as a foster or adoptive parent really make to the way their brain is wired?
Continue readingDiscipline has become a dirty word in the therapeutic parenting world.
But here’s why I think it’s essential.
Since when did mobile phones and games consoles become a necessity? Here’s a what a child really needs in order not to feel neglected…..
Continue readingI 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?
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