Fostering/adoption

When children want to trace their birth parents

What is fostering

Fostering is a way of providing a family life for children who cannot live with their own parents
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Adopting a child

Find out who can adopt and what you need to do
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Residence orders

Advice to help you understand what a residence order is
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Special guardianship orders

Understanding a special guardianship order
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Telling your child they're ado...

Adoptive parents often worry about how to tell their child they are adopted
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Adoption support

Support for parents of children with an adoption plan, placed for adoption or adopted
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If your child is being adopted

Child adoption advice if your child is being adopted
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Contacting birth parents

Helping your adopted child to contact and trace their birth parents
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Family relationships

Family routines

How to establish positive family routines
- Family Issues
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Stepfamily living arrangements

Read our advice if you are planning to live together as a stepfamily
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Maintaining contact with your ...

Maintaining contact with your child in care
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Coping during the Covid 19 out...

Advice for families in self isolation
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Sibling rivalry

Read our advice if you are children are arguing constantly
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Health and wellbeing

Coping during the Covid 19 out...

Advice for families in self isolation
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Sibling rivalry

Read our advice if you are children are arguing constantly
- Behaviour
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Divorce

Paternity tests

Advice on why you might want to get one and the steps to take
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Mental health

Coping during the Covid 19 out...

Advice for families in self isolation
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Stress, anxiety & depression

Coping during the Covid 19 out...

Advice for families in self isolation
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Arguments and disagreements

Sibling rivalry

Read our advice if you are children are arguing constantly
- Behaviour
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Becoming a step-family

Stepfamily living arrangements

Read our advice if you are planning to live together as a stepfamily
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Social services involvement

Maintaining contact with your ...

Maintaining contact with your child in care
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Last updated: June 2023