Blog: Adoption

Blogs
'Peas in a pod': The WADDL story
Anna and her family wrote a series of books to help share the adoption journey
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Articles
15 ways the Church can support foster and adoptive families through challenges and disruption
Fifteen practical suggestions for providing families with the support they need through challenging times.
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News
A celebration of fostering and adoption at Birmingham Cathedral
An evening that celebrated West Midlands foster carers and adopters
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Articles
Adoption or trying for birth children – which should I do first?
All we actually know is that God has us in His hands. We can trust him for the path ahead.
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Blogs
Adoption Sunday was where God told us to adopt
Gillian shares her story of how Adoption Sunday led her and her family on a journey to adopting the same child they had prayed for years earlier
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Articles
Adoption: The Myth and the Reality
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I saw the adoption statistic headlines last week.
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News
Department for Education announces extension of the Adoption Support Fund for families
We know that therapeutic support is hugely significant for so many adoptive and special guardianship families at some point in their lives.
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Articles
Five things to ask foster carers or adoptive parents (and three questions to avoid)
Five questions that might help you better support foster or adoptive families
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Articles
Five things to think about when speaking on adoption and fostering
Dr Tim Davy offers five helpful suggestions for anyone preparing to speak on adoption and fostering.
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Articles
Five tips for navigating Christmas in a pandemic while caring for vulnerable children
For those of us caring for children who have experienced trauma, Christmas can be an interesting time...
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Articles
Five ways to support foster and adoptive families at Christmas
Christmas can be full of joy and festive fun, but also brings difficulties for looked after or adopted children.
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Articles
Five ways we can all #SupportAdoption
As part of National Adoption Week 2018 we want to encourage everyone to #SupportAdoption
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Articles
Fostering has helped me to understand God as Father
Paul has seen so much about how God works and why he loves vulnerable children through becoming a foster carer.
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Stories
Glimpses of Motherhood: An adoptive mother's story
An adoptive mum shares honestly about becoming a mother for the second time, and her heart for her precious adopted daughter.
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Stories
Harry's adoption story
We felt so strongly that just as adoption is God's first choice, it should be our first choice too.
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Articles
Help! My son or daughter wants to adopt!
We send them out into the world and hope beyond hope that they make the right choices.
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Articles
How does God parent us therapeutically?
Exploring themes of therapeutic parenting in the Bible
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Blogs
It’s National Adoption Week: Thoughts from an adoptive parent
Libby shares her experience of being an adoptive parent
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Stories
Jenna's story
I was certain that my future family was to be made up of both biological and adopted children.
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Stories
A home for good in Kent: Katy's story
Katy is only three but had known as many families in her short life. Thankfully, she now has her home for good.
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News
Kent police give Secret Santa gifts to vulnerable children
How a team of local police staff came up with a plan to give to children who might otherwise receive very little this Christmas.
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Stories
Holding on for our children: Lisa's story
Lisa was challenged by our call to care for vulnerable children and went on to adopt siblings.
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Articles
Moses, adoption and the Church - Part 3: Support
Exploring what support for foster and adoptive families could look like.
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Articles
Preparing birth children for an adopted sibling
Lucy shares some practical tips from her personal experience of adopting after having birth children.
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News
Prime Minister welcomes church action on fostering and adoption and commends role of Home for Good
A review of the Conservative Party Conference annual church service on 30 September 2018.
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Articles
Supporting fostered and adopted children and young people in church groups
Tips and guidelines on how to support fostered and adopted children and young people.
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Articles
Ten ways to pray for new adoptive families
Ten ways to pray for new adoptive families during their introductions and early days together.
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Articles
We fostered a teenager in lockdown
Welcoming a teenager into our home of four young children was a great decision for us.
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Articles
What the Church needs to know about being called to foster or adopt
How choosing to foster or adopt can be a response to God's call.
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Articles
What the Church needs to know about building resilience
Relationships are key to repairing trauma, building attachment and resilience.
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Articles
What the Church needs to know about parenting vulnerable children
Understanding why and how parenting may need to be different when caring for vulnerable children.
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Articles
What the Church needs to know about single adopters
A growing number of those sensing God's call to adopt are single, so here are some thoughts from single adopters so we can better understand and support each one.
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Articles
What the Church needs to know about support through application, assessment and waiting
How to support those going through the process to foster or adopt.
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Articles
Why choose suffering?
Why would anyone choose a lifestyle that might make them susceptible to suffering?
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Articles
Why does my son freak out on Zoom calls?
For so many of us this technology is a gift. The connection it brings us is precious. However, for those caring for vulnerable children, it can also herald new challenges.
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Articles
Why homeschooling in lockdown can be hard for fostering and adoptive families
For some families caring for children who have experienced trauma, this is a time where that additional pressure is amplified.
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