Resources and documents
If you’re considering adoption, there are lots of great resources to help you with your exploration or in the early days of your journey.
Adopting a Child: The Definitive Guide to Adoption in the UK by Jenifer Lord
How to Prepare Yourself to Parent A Child From The Care System by Helen Oakwater
Improving Sensory Processing in Traumatized Children: Practical Ideas to Help Your Child’s Movement, Coordination and Body Awareness by Sarah Lloyd
Life Books for Adopted Children by Joy Rees
Me, the Boy, and The Monster: Exploring the Psychology of Adoption and Trauma by Cat McGill
Preparing for Adoption by Julia Davis
Publication – Adoption Today
Publication including real life stories from adoptive families
Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency: A Comprehensive Guide to Promoting Understanding and Healing in Adoption, Foster Care, Kinship Families and Third Party Reproduction
The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting by Sarah Naish
The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting: The Small Stuff, The Big Stuff and The Stuff In Between by Sally Donovan
Wesbite – Gov.uk
The government’s official guidance on adopter eligibility and assessment.
When Daisy Met Tommy by Jules Belle
Improving Sensory Processing in Traumatized Children: Practical Ideas to Help Your Child’s Movement, Coordination and Body Awareness by Sarah Lloyd
When Daisy Met Tommy by Jules Belle
Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency: A Comprehensive Guide to Promoting Understanding and Healing in Adoption, Foster Care, Kinship Families and Third Party Reproduction
Life Books for Adopted Children by Joy Rees
Me, the Boy, and The Monster: Exploring the Psychology of Adoption and Trauma by Cat McGill
The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting: The Small Stuff, The Big Stuff and The Stuff In Between by Sally Donovan
How to Prepare Yourself to Parent A Child From The Care System by Helen Oakwater
Adopting a Child: The Definitive Guide to Adoption in the UK by Jenifer Lord
The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting by Sarah Naish
Preparing for Adoption by Julia Davis
Publication – Adoption Today
Publication including real life stories from adoptive families
Wesbite – Gov.uk
The government’s official guidance on adopter eligibility and assessment.