Today's Child

Photograph of Mohamed

MOHAMED 3 years

is an engaging and inquisitive little boy with a friendly and cheerful personality. He loves stories, nursery rhymes and being with other children. Mohamed’s social worker says, “When Mohamed walks into a room, he lights it up like a bright star!” He responds well to cuddles, praise and positive reinforcement. Mohamed enjoys most foods and eats a halal diet. Needing: adoption

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Welcome to Be My Parent

We are a family-finding service for children in the UK who need an adoptive or permanent foster family. Be My Parent is run by the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF), and has a monthly newspaper and website.

testimonial front page To use our website to search for children needing adopting or fostering, and to make enquiries, families must subscribe first. Agencies wanting to use the service need to contact us to get set up.

Agencies can also use the online system to refer children to the website and/or the newspaper.

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