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Today's Child

Photograph of Ben and Charlotte

BEN 10 years CHARLOTTE 3 years

are brother and sister with a very loving, caring relationship. Ben is a polite, confident, intelligent little boy who is always smiling. He likes computer games and to sing and dance. Charlotte has blossomed into a happy, bubbly, chatty little girl who loves singing, making puzzles and being outdoors. The children have a nurturing relationship and take comfort from one another which will help them both settle into their adoptive family. 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 website and monthly newspaper with feature articles.

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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