The process
Be My Parent features about the adoption or permanent fostering process.
Be proactive, get support, keep learning...
Jan and Owen were recently matched with a group of three girls, whom they first saw in Be My Parent. Along the way, Jan had many questions...
A listening ear...
Patricia McGinty is Be My Parent’s Child Placement Consultant. Her work includes responding to adoption and fostering enquiries from social work agencies and families. Here she answers some common questions...
Could it be me?
Mo is Director of Child Placement Services for BAAF, has a social work background and has specialised in adoption and fostering for over 30 years. Here she answers some of your questions...
Opening up to adoption
Nicky and Robin, a married white couple, and their birth daughter Emily, felt their family was not complete. That was until they decided to adopt Kathy...
Meet the panel!
Your agency is about to decide whether to approve you to adopt or foster, after the very thorough, complex and lengthy assessment phase.
All I’ve ever wanted is for her to be happy...
Linda was 18 years old when she gave birth to Faith, who was adopted shortly after. Forty years later, she is able to share her experiences and views on adoption as a birth mother…
I’m a family’s first port of call
Social worker Gina assesses people to become adopters, and continues to provide support up until a family is granted the final adoption order.
Giving something back
Daisy has been an independent member of an adoption panel for two years. Adopted herself, she finds being part of a panel an incredibly rewarding experience, and is glad to be able to ‘give something back’...
What is an adoption exchange event?
Once you have been approved as an adoptive parent, your agency may invite you to an adoption exchange event. Why might it be useful and how can you get the best out of it?
Preparing for panel
Sylvia is Adoption Team manager for the London Borough of Lewisham. She explains how she works with adopters to prepare them for going to panel…
It's all about the children
When Sharon and Rohan decided they wanted to provide a permanent home for the children they had fostered, they embarked on a whole new journey.
Third time lucky…
After a number of setbacks, Mark and Phillipa adopted two sisters in 2004. Mark talks about their experience of panel…
Setting up our family in one go
Audrey and Conrad share their thoughts and feelings on why they are ready to adopt two siblings.
An Adoption Diary: A real life account of adoption
This inspirational, real life story of one couple’s emotional journey to become a family through adoption is the first title in BAAF’s new Our Story series.
Diary of an adoption journey
What is it like to embark on the journey to adoption? Sylvia and Peter began theirs in early 2003 and, below, share some key moments along the way.
A marathon, not a sprint!
Thrilled to be approved in October 2002, Jackie and Simon discover it takes time to find a child they can adopt.
I love my children for who they are
As a birth and adoptive mother who has been fostering for 20 years, Avril sees her role as championing the children in her care.
Last updated: 12 March 08
