Adoption and Parenting Magazine

Adopting a child with additional needs

The most recent statistics show that there were over 2000 children waiting to be adopted in 2022/23. Of those, many have additional...

5 Thoughtful Gift Ideas For New Parents

This is a collaborative post. When friends or family members welcome a new baby into their lives, it’s a...

Parenting children with attachment difficulties: Interview with Melissa

This interview with Melissa was first published in November 2019. She is a mum of two children affected by attachment disorder. In...

No Makeup Makeup Look: How to Embrace the ‘Less is More’ Trend

This is a collaborative post. Have you noticed that more and more people, including celebrities, have adopted a no-makeup...

Adoption stories: Adopting siblings as a single adopter

Do you have what it takes to adopt a sibling group? Almost half the children currently waiting to be placed for adoption...

Post-adoption support : Christina’s experience

Post-adoption support is exactly what the name suggests. It's help and support which is provided to adopted children and their family after...

Eco-friendly gift wrapping

Part of the joy in giving gifts at birthdays and festivities such as Christmas, is to wrap them up. Then the recipient...

Book review: “Our Beautiful Chaos” written by Rachael Leanne

When we started to consider adoption, I scoured the internet for stories from adopters sharing their experiences. I wanted to know what...

The Adoption Process

The number of children currently in care is at an all-time high of over 80,000. Not all of those children have plans...

How to choose an adoption agency

Once you feel that you're ready to move on to adoption, one of the first steps is to find an adoption agency...

Birth parent support: PAC-UK

Parents who have their children removed from their care are among the most vulnerable in our society. They often have a history...

Adoption stories: interview with birth mum Sammy

This article of the year is a very honest interview with Sammy, a birth mum. Her daughter was taken into care and...

4 reasons to invest in stair cladding

This is a collaborative post. Do your stairs look tired and worn out? Scuffed treads and...

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