Here you'll find some useful documentation collated by our dedicated adoption support team available for free to all. Click on the headers below to download.
Families who have adopted through Adoption Focus have full access to our exceptional adoption support if ever and whenever it's needed. To get in touch, please use the contact from at the bottom of this page.
Access to Birth Records
Access to information about adoptions for adopted adults and their birth relatives. This can be an emotive subject for everyone involved. This document explains about the processes involved.
Child Development
All children have physical and emotional needs, how these needs are fulfilled dictates a child’s development. Most adopted children will have experienced some level of trauma, on their development.
Helpful language for use with children during and after transitions
Advice on how to talk to children during transitional periods, with examples of helpful sentences and phrases.
Theory of Play
Play is an important way for adults and children to be together that strengthens their relationship. Children need time and attention from someone who is willing to play with them.
Suggestions for Bedtime and Sleep
Bedtime and sleep can be difficult for children and adopters. Feeling safe enough to submit to sleep and reliving trauma can be real issues for children. Here's a collection of ideas and tips for parents.
Theraplay
Theraplay® is an attachment based play therapy for children and their care providers with a proactive focus on adult-child relationships and attachment theory, intersubjectivity and brain research. Theraplay® techniques are a lot of fun and simple enough to be used by anyone regardless of their experience.