I 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
Continue readingThere is a move within the UK to stop using the term ‘foster carer’ and instead embrace the words ‘foster parent’. This blog explores the benefits of such a move and considers how the way we define our relationship may impact our young people.
Continue readingFor eleven years, mother’s day has been challenging for my foster-adopt family. This blog post explores the different stages we went through as a family to reach a point where our parent-child relationships could indeed be celebrated.
Continue readingFriendships are important to us all and yet they can be such a struggle to children who have been adopted or are living in foster care.
Here’s a blog about 5 reasons why this might be the case.
Continue readingI used to think it was good practice to offer a fresh start to a child who had misbehaved. Now I feel differently. I think we can be much more therapeutic by not doing so. Read this blog to find our why.
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