Adopted children speaking

"I wanted somebody to look after me and love me and do all that kind of stuff and basically look after me and bring me up properly.

Meet new family, meet new friends, meet new cousins, meet new houses, meet new schools. Everything really. Meet a new world.

I was worried whether I would be allowed to get adopted or not. And if not, what would I do and where would I go?"

If you really want to learn about children's wishes and feelings about adoption and their experience of it, this unique book is for you.

Adopted Children Speaking is part of a wider research project published under the title Supporting Adoption: Reframing the Approach which throws light on aspects of policy and practice concerning the support available to older children and their adoptive families. This book gives voice to the invaluable perspective of the children themselves.

Adopted Children Speaking is full of moving and poignant testimonies and, above all, revealing insights into what children and young people themselves think and understand about adoption, the support they received, their involvement in the process and any unmet needs. There are powerful messages here for social work practitioners and those making decisions for children.