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This week, our eldest son is camping with our church youth group. I know they will all be having the most amazing time away and we are so...

Last week marked a whole year since our little one came home. It seems like he’s been with us his whole life, whilst at the same time...

Birthdays in our house, much like many others I’m sure are an exciting, joyous occasion. Anticipation builds the closer we get, we get...

On Wednesday we had a lovely day, just the littlest member of our family and me.   I gave him a choice of a few different activities, but...

Our little one was adopted when he had recently turned 3. Prior to living with us, he had a number of homes, although was with his foster...

We have been very blessed by the dedication and hard work our adopted son’s foster carers put into to supporting his routines and general...

We recently attended our son’s celebration hearing, an opportunity to visit the courts to have a more formal ceremony of his adoption...

Recently in our family there have been a few things different from the norm. Across the past 5 weeks we have had three family birthdays...

Through working with the 2 – 4 age group, I’ve seen that so often little ones love to do things for themselves. They are highly motivated...

Today has been a tricky day for our little one. Lots of things have been difficult. He hasn’t wanted to have a drink or go to the toilet...

Our adopted child has had a number of moves in his short life (age 3 when he came home). This is the impact of assessment and...

While the first two elements of waiting for an adoptive brother or sister can bring about changes to family life, actually introducing...

Part two of a three part series on supporting birth children through the adoption process, for part one preparing your children for...

This is a three part blog based on our experiences of preparing our birth children at each stage of the adoption process. Introducing...

In my post - waiting - our adoption journey - I explained the processes of our journey but I felt that I should explore the element of...

In my experience most children find it tricky to wait. There is always something important to ask, or say, or point out, and children...

We adopted our little boy when he was three – a lively, confident, outgoing and sometimes strong willed, amazing little boy joined our...

Prepare yourself that this is a longer than usual post, but I want you to have a clear view of just how long the process can be. I'm sure...

We are very lucky to have an amazing support network. One that is built of people who have known us for many years and those who have...

Toilet training has been entirely different for each child in our house. We had one who got it straight away, one who stopped then...