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.
November 2009 online features about adoption
Dear readers My name is Jack and I am 13 years old. If it wasn’t for the Be My Parent paper, I might not have been adopted, and my life would be so different to what it is now – HAPPY!
We've learned a lot about ourselves Every family who wants to adopt has to find an adoption agency to assess and approve them. David and Ricardo adopted Maria and Matthew seven years ago, but still clearly recall those early days – as Sophie Offord finds out.
We were meant to be a family When Lorna first thought about adoption, she assumed she would adopt a single child, no more than two years old, and hopefully a baby. So how did she fall in love with a brother and sister, now aged nine and seven?
The best thing we've ever done Carol and Tony think they’ve got a normal family, full of normal ups and downs – with a daughter who just ‘happens’ to be adopted! They tell Sophie Offord about the tears, the laughter, and the support that pulls them through.
Adoption timeline It’s hard to give firm answers as to how long the adoption process takes, but here is a rough guide if you are thinking of adopting.
Last updated: 02 November 09
