Just seen the sad news that the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) has gone into administration, as of 31 July. The Chair and Trustees of BAAF have had to take immediate action to ensure that some of BAAF’s services helping vulnerable children, their families and those supporting them can continue. In the face of significant changes and prevailing … [Read more...]
Manifesto watch: Adoption and Social work
So what are the national parties pledging to do about adoption, social work etc Conservatives We have made progress in reforming our adoption system, but there is more to do. We will introduce regional adoption agencies, working across local authority boundaries to match children with the best parents for them. We will continue to raise the quality of children’s … [Read more...]
PG: How we got it wrong with Big Hero 6
Warning: Contains mild spoilers We decided to take our daughter to the cinema on Sunday. This was only her second ever visit, the first being with me just before Christmas to see Paddington (U) which she half enjoyed. I say this because she wasn't keen on the idea of Paddington getting stuffed, and more importantly she was fixated on the fact that Paddington's parents were … [Read more...]
Looking to Adopt?
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And so it is 2015
Another year slips by and the website / blog and I continue on. 2014 turned out to be an interesting year for me personally as my partner and I adopted a little girl. To say life has changed has, of course, been an understatement. Life has changed for the better even if I'd be lying if I also said that I had. Turns out NOT being a nagging, annoying and arsey parent is more … [Read more...]