Features
Our features are aimed at prospective adopters and permanent foster carers.
Informative articles and real-life stories about adoption and fostering from families, children and professionals.
*NEW* May features:
Real brothers and sisters
When adopted or foster siblings join a family, it is important that the children already in the family are carefully considered and well prepared, as stresses Hedi Argent, an independent family placement consultant, trainer and author.
Different but the same...
Rivalry is a common occurrence between brothers and sisters. But how different is it for siblings not related by birth? Children tell us what it is like for them to have adopted siblings.
Their brother, plain and simple
Robert's birth children were 14, 12 and 11 when he and his wife adopted William, four. Robert describes how their relationship developed slowly into a loving bond.
Love is thicker than water
Collette has four siblings, born to her adoptive parents. Are they any closer to each other because they share the same blood? That's not a question she likes being asked!
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We rely on real-life stories of people whose lives have been touched by adoption or fostering. Please contact us if you have a story or there is a subject you would like covered. Even if you do not want your real name or photograph published, we can still use your story to help and inspire others.
'Voices of adoption' podcasts. Whether you have made the decision to adopt or are still thinking about it, listening to people who have first-hand experience of adoption and the process will give you an insight.
Last updated: 02 May 08
