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Posted on December 21, 2017December 21, 2017Adoption

Christmas can be a tough time for children who have experienced trauma. How can we help them to enjoy the festive period?

Betsy de Thierry, author of The Simple Guide to Sensitive Boys and The Simple Guide to Child Trauma, explains how Christmas isn’t necessarily a happy…

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Posted on November 27, 2017Adoption

The Importance of Talking to Kids About Mental Health

Helen Bashford, author of Perry Panda, has experience working in the mental health field, most recently as Carers Lead for a Mental Health Trust, providing…

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Posted on October 20, 2017November 9, 2017Adoption

Sally Donovan reflects upon her journey as an adoptive parent and discusses adoption’s place in the future

Sally Donovan, bestselling author of No Matter What and The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting, recounts how her journey as an adoptive parent has changed and…

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Posted on September 11, 2017November 6, 2017Children's books

I don’t like reading!

Lisabeth Emlyn Clark talks about her experience of growing up with dyslexia and how she wishes she’d received the correct support at a younger age…

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Posted on June 1, 2017November 9, 2017Adoption and Fostering

Recommended reading for new and prospective foster carers

An extract from Welcome to Fostering, for foster agencies considering books for their recommended reading lists for new and prospective foster carers. Download the extract …

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Posted on May 18, 2017November 9, 2017Gender Diversity

Read an exclusive extract from “Straight Expectations: The Story of a Family in Transition”

  Read an exclusive extract from Straight Expectations Chapter 13: The Transition (2004—2006) “I did my own research to get clear about what we were…

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Posted on May 10, 2017November 9, 2017Adoption and Fostering

What is it like from a birth parent’s perspective to have your children living in foster care?

In this extract from Welcome to Fostering, Annie describes what it is like from a birth parent’s perspective to have your children living with foster…

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Posted on March 13, 2017November 9, 2017Adoption

How to compile a life story book for an adopted or fostered child

Joy Rees, author of Life Story Books for Adopted and Fostered Children, gives her advice on how best to compile a life story book for…

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Posted on January 26, 2017January 31, 2017Adoption and Fostering

Bo Hejlskov Elven on applying the low arousal approach to parenting for his new book Sulky, Rowdy Rude?

Bo Hejlskov Elven is a parent and one of Europe’s leading clinical psychologists specialising in challenging behaviour. In this new blog for JKP he offers…

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Posted on January 3, 2017November 9, 2017Adoption

What is attachment and attachment disorder?

Clinical psychologist Colby Pearce provides a concise and easy to understand introduction to what ‘attachment’ means, how to recognise attachment disorders and how to help…

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