Blogs from Birth Parents
We are very grateful to the birth parents who have agreed to share their stories with us. We hope that their insights and experiences will be valuable for everyone who works in or alongside the system....
View ArticleHelping a Family Member through Care Proceedings
One of our contributors shares her story of how she became involved with Children’s Services as a support to her brother The sister’s story My brother became a father when both he and his girlfriend...
View ArticleRecording interactions between social worker and parents
Is this becoming the norm? And if so, what are the consequences? What is the impact of this practice on the working relationship between parents and social workers? Is this a good thing or do you find...
View ArticleLawyers need to see it through the parents’ eyes
This is a guest post from Jacque Courtnage founder of the TaKen UK website. She has the perspective of not only being a parent who went through the system but she is also a lay advisor to other parents...
View ArticleWords don’t come easy
This contribution is from a group of ‘birth’ and ‘adoptive’ parents who started discussing this issue on Twitter. What is the impact of the words we use to talk about people in the care and adoption...
View ArticleThe impact of investigation and the need for professionalism
We know that if the professionals in the child protection system are told that a child is being hurt or at risk of being hurt, they have to act. And that can sometimes mean an intrusive investigation...
View ArticleContact Post Adoption – time for a new default position?
We have come a long way from the days when adopted children might never even be told they were adopted. The huge majority of adopted children are not new born babies but much older children who may...
View ArticleAnswering birth parents’ questions about adoption
Answering questions about adoption (by an adoptive parent) A bit of background about me first – I’m a single mum, with three children, all of whom are adopted. Two of my children are now adults; the...
View ArticleThe impact on parents when their children are removed
This is a contribution from a mother who wishes to be anonymous. What happens to the mother? The first night I walked, literally just kept walking for hours. I wanted to die. This is a personal story...
View ArticleNational Adoption Week – An adopter’s view
We are grateful for this post from an adoptive parent, who calls for an end to the distorting rhetoric about adoption; without honest and open discussion of what is gained and lost through adoption, we...
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