Category: Adoption
Adoption Transition Guidance for Adoptive Families
A planned, emotionally sensitive move into an adoptive family is the focus here, with practical guidance for helping a child feel safe, keep trust with foster carers, and begin building…
Telling Children About Adoption Guide for Foster Carers
Helps social workers and foster carers plan difficult adoption conversations in a clear sequence, from explaining why a child cannot live with their birth family through to introducing an adoptive…
Life story work/book: guides,templates & examples
GUIDES The Child’s Own Story: Life Story Work with Traumatised Children This practical guidebook provides a comprehensive framework for practitioners working with children who have experienced trauma. The book outlines…
When protection becomes overprotection parenting PDF
When a parent or carer is unsure whether to step in or let a child try, this one-page parenting infographic gives clear prompts for reflecting on overprotective parenting. It is…
Let’s learn together – A guide for parents and teachers of adopted children in primary school
This booklet, made with help from parents and experts, delves into how early trauma affects adopted children’s school experiences. Addressing vulnerability, it aids both parents and educators in improving schooling….
Children’s Guide to Adoption (Booklet)
Below are two different booklets which help children understand what adoption is and answer some of the questions children may have. The booklets have similar content but different design and are…
Positive Adoption Conversations – Guide for Adoptive Families
This guide from Adoptive Families helps parents have open, honest conversations about adoption with their children. It provides sample dialogues tailored to different ages, tips for explaining difficult details, and…
The Regulation Ladder: Poster Guide for Parents and Carers
This free printable PDF helps parents and carers understand what is really behind a child’s behaviour, especially during meltdowns, shutdowns, and moments of emotional overwhelm. It explains the regulation ladder…
Toxic Shame in Children When Children Learn to Feel Like the Problem: Free Printable PDF Poster
This free printable PDF is a simple, visual resource that explains toxic shame in children in a clear and easy to understand way. It shows how children can begin to…