A guide to the adoption and fostering legal, medical and social work terminology used on Be My Parent. Accommodated/Accommodated, S25 (Scotland) Act 1995 When a child is accommodated by the local authority, they provide the […]
Louise and Jake are sister and brother who were adopted together five years ago. They share their thoughts and feelings about being adopted and their adoptive family… Louise My name is Louise and I am […]
Ben, 23, was permanently fostered from a young age, and believes that the experience helped him to become the young man he is today. He explains to Sophie Offord how… I was born in Ethiopia, […]
Debbie was in her late thirties, with a birth daughter, Mica, aged ten. She wanted another child and was considering long-term (or permanent) fostering. Debbie attended an open day organised by PACT (an adoption and […]
Fiona is mum to three adopted children and a respite foster carer with over ten years experience of fostering and adoption. She has first-hand experience of the joys and challenges of parenting and of trying […]
Finding and contacting an adoption or fostering agency. Before choosing an adoption or fostering agency, you will need to understand what types of agency are available, and which one will best suit your family. You […]
“We’ve had 28 years of teenagers in the house!” says John with a chuckle. He and his wife Stephanie were rewarded for their work as permanent foster carers to 26 children aged ten or older […]
All children need the same thing: a loving and secure family who can commit to caring for them on a permanent basis, up until or into adulthood. This is most likely to be achieved through […]
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