I have been hearing a lot of rumblings from the adoption community about the lifestory books and some of the recent changes. So I decided to delve into it and see if I could find out what adopters experiences of the books were, my research didn't find great stories sadly.    Do you have any suggestions on how we could improve them?    adoptionadventures123@gmail.com

Little dude was in a “relationship” that ended, he then showed all of the signs of his attachment style as that relationship came to an end.  But I did get to see him for dinner, which made me a super happy guy! 

The new adopter group is launching in London, I have been asked to be a mentor and the Little Dude called for chat. It's all going on this week and I wanted to share as much with you as I could.    As always, thank you so much for listening, please feel free to reach out on adoptionadventures123@gmail.com if you have a topic you would like me to cover. 

The little dude was back for the weekend and sharing all of his own adventures! It sounds like he is having a great time, have a listen and see at if there is any part of the stereotype that he doesn’t fit!!! 

I was asked to attend a profiling event and speak with the prospective adopters about our journey and our experiences of contact, throughout the day however, I did have a few moments that caught my eye and sadly...caused some frustrations. In today's episode, I am having a little moan...sorry! 

I attended the EP and Modernising Contact conference with my RAA, there were some great guest speakers and some very interesting discussions, so I thought I would share them all with you!!! :-) 

I've got some great news to share with you! I am working in partnership with Adopt London to bring a group together to gather adopters' views and opinions. I am so excited to be a part of this project and to be bringing adopter's voices to London.    If you are living in the London area, please reach out to adopttogetherlondon@gmail.com to get on the mailing list and start having your voices heard. 

Little dude moved out, I’ve been to the theatre and I’m delivering training! Looks like an episode to cover this all is needed!!  if you’d like to be a guest on the podcast please drop an email to adoptionadventures123@gmail.com

In this week's episode I am joined by Helen and Fiona, they are working on a research project that is aimed at supporting adopted children and their families. I wanted to learn all about it and to spread the word.    Are you interested in taking part in the RIGHT research trial and contributing to improving care pathways for adopted and fostered children? The Right trial is looking to determine the effectiveness of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy versus other appropriate treatment, offered to children experiencing difficulties related to early years trauma. We are also looking to identify how care pathways can be improved to ensure our vulnerable children are easily able to access the right treatment at the right time.   RIGHT is currently recruiting for adoptive families in the following areas: Hertfordshire, Central Bedfordshire, Bedford, Oxfordshire, Lanarkshire, Doncaster, East Midlands – Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire, West Midlands – Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, and Walsall And for children in a long-term foster placement in: Lanarkshire, Nottingham City, Norfolk, Oxfordshire   Get in touch with us at right-trial@glasgow.ac.uk or find out more at www.gla.ac.uk/right Please follow us on  www.facebook.com/righttrial and  @RIGHTTrial

As you heard in the last episode. Our dude is moving out and heading to Uni. But, what we didn’t know, is that they would push his move in date up!!! 

The big day has arrived. The A-Levels results day, did the hard work pay off? Is our little dude off to uni? How will I feel if he is? How will he cope if he isn’t?  Check out our latest episode to find out all of the above. 

I know that contact has been covered many times here, but as you know, it is an ever changing landscape. I have had some really interesting conversations with adopters and social workers and wanted to share these stories with you and get your thoughts too.     

Not massive amounts going on in our world this week, so I thought I would update you on the whole lot. :-)    Little Dude had a 'lads holiday' and I have been sacked!!! Have a listen and hope you enjoy.    Thank you as always for listening to our story, if you have anything you would like to hear about or discuss, get in touch. :-) 

I am going to open the door to our home and share with you a text exchange that went from good, to bad, to ugly, to...well, you will have to listen to see.    I hope you enjoy hearing how this situation unfolded

In this week's episode, I am talking about changing our children's names, I shall discuss the legal options and then the moral questions. I know that this is something that a lot of people think about before going into the world of adoption, so thought I would share my views and experiences to help you along the way. 

As our little dude celebrated his 18th birthday party I reflected on how far he has come and what an awesome young man he is.    He also got to come along and discuss adoption with a group of prospective adopters, which was awesome! 

Through various conversations I have had over the years. I have learnt many people would like to have a crash course on what it is like to parent a teenager. Here is my views thoughts and recommendations, I will be covering a range of topics some are a lot easier to discuss than others. I will give you a full lowdown of what topics I’m going to cover and in what order so as you can make sure that you’re listening to the right part for you. If there are any topics, you’d like me to look at more please do let me know. 

Ok, so, this week I am sharing something very exciting that has happened for little dude, I confess that I am bragging in this episode, but I do not apologise for that. :-)    Let the episode speak for itself.    Next week, I shall be doing a full episode on having a teenager in the home, I will be looking for any questions you may have.  Drop me a line. 

It's been another great week with plenty happening, so here is the general update on all that has been happening in our world. It has brought lots of thoughts about what's next and future topics too. Hope you enjoy 

Welcome to adoption adventures, this week I am sharing an incident that occurred within the household and I need your judgment. I need you to listen to all details of the case and to consider all the evidence available, before making your own decision on what happened...   Thank you so much for listening, if you have a story you would like to share with our audience or comments you would like to add, you can always find us on our social media:   https://www.instagram.com/adoption.adventures/ https://www.facebook.com/adoption.adventures https://twitter.com/AdoptionAdvent1 Email – adoptionadventures123@gmail.com