How to Adopt a Child

Your step-by-step guide to adopting and parenting

Louise Allen

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English

Vermilion
22 June 2021

Adoption & fostering; Adoption; Advice on parenting; Self-help & personal development

Written by an author who was adopted, has cared for over 20 children and who works with a fostering and adoption agency that deals with breakdowns, this book will be the most comprehensive and honest on the market.

From understanding what adoption is, through to step by step guidance on the entire process and the challenges that come up along the way, this is the only book you will need to read on adoption.

Written by an author who was adopted herself, who has looked after over twenty children and who works with a fostering and adoption agency that deals specifically with breakdowns, this book will teach you how to confidently navigate the system and build a strong and lasting relationship with your child.

Whilst very much being the unvarnished truth, this is an empowering guide that will ensure you feel in control and know where to turn to for help no matter what-

With a positive attitude and the right tools, adopting a child can be very rewarding - don't try to overthink it, don't try to love, just do right by them and as you learn about each other the love, kindness and acceptance will grow.

By: Louise Allen
Imprint: Vermilion
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781785043444
ISBN 10: 1785043447
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 22 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Louise Allen was adopted herself and is now a foster carer and has fostered more than 20 children. She works with national adoption and fostering agency Families for Children offering support to adoption breakdowns. She is an active spokesperson on behalf of looked-after children and their families and is part of an All-Party Parliamentary Group looking into the provision of fostering and adoption services and hopes to be involved in rewriting the Children Act.

Reviews for How to Adopt a Child: Your step-by-step guide to adopting and parenting

Louise's experience from both sides of the adoption process will help parents understand the potential challenges as well as the joys of adopting children. * Kim S. Golding CBE, Clinical Psychologist * This book leaves you fully informed, fully armed, fully prepared to offer the support, the healing and love that will be needed. * Helen Bonnick, Holes in the Wall * From coping with childhood trauma to compiling a life story for your child, this book is a practical handbook that offers useful advice for adopters at every stage of the journey. * We Are Family * A very moving, passionate and a clear guide which all adopters would benefit from. It is packed full of important ideas, lots of excellent information and refreshingly good and sound advice. * Jay Vaughan, CEO Family Futures *