Top 10 tips for adopters by the adopted
Through a series of participation groups, young adopted people exchanged their views and experiences in order to help future adopters and professionals dealing with adopted children and young adults. During initial workshops, they devised a list of top 10 tips they wanted to pass on to adopters to help them make a positive difference to […]
Adoption stories
Sometimes it helps to hear first-hand accounts from people who have made the journey ahead of you. We’re gathering stories of people from all walks of life who have become parents through the adoption process. We’d also love to hear from you if your life has been touched by adoption – whether as an adopted […]
Adopting siblings
61% of the children waiting to be adopted will need to be placed with a loving family that could provide a home to their brother or sister also. Would you be prepared to adopt a sibling group? This may not be the first you think about when considering adopting a child but it’s probably one of the […]
Success stories: sibling adoption
This family was approved by DFW Adoption and the photograph tells the story of a happy family group and 3 children growing up together with their siblings. Our warm thanks to Peter and Stuart, adoptive parents, and their lovely children Rebecca, Ryan and Rihanna for allowing us to print their photo and their views. […]
Success stories: Adopting siblings
Sarah and Dan’s story Our social worker was so positive and welcoming. Her attitude always seemed to be ‘you will make great parents’. She explained that she’d support us through adoption, help us understand the commitment that’s involved and then make a really good match. We were delighted to discover that you could adopt siblings […]
About the children
There are over 82,000 children in care in England that need either fostering or adopting. They come from a variety of different ethnic and religious backgrounds and some may have disabilities or other special needs. Most children who need adoptive families have been removed from their birth families by the courts because their parents and […]
Being an adoptive parent
In England around 2,000 children are waiting for loving adoptive parents. They are a range of ages, from a variety of backgrounds. What they have in common is a difficult start in life and that they can no longer be brought up by their birth families. What the children need All these children need a […]