Adoption and fostering Round-up:

I’m very happy to say the Adoption and Fostering Round Up is back. Myself, Sarah from The Puffin Diaries and Vicki from The Boys Behaviour, and jointly, the founders and driving force behind The Adoption Social, will now be taking up the baton.

We find ourselves in the fortunate position of seeing and reading lots of adoption blogs through our weekly link up The Weekly Adoption Shout Out #WASO, hosted on The Adoption Social on a Friday. Here, once a week, you can find a great selection of adoption blogs, mostly from adopters but, also some from prospective adopters and some adoptees, we really do encourage anyone writing about adoption, from any angle, to come and link up. I will say that currently I am less aware of fostering related blogs and therefore ask that if you do write one, then please contact me (details below) so I can be enlightened and let others know about you.

So what’s been going on in the land of adoption blogging, well as with many people love has been at the forefront of the mind, with Valentine’s Day just passed.  Days of celebration can cause some adopted children additional anxieties, when painful memories are triggered, and that was definitely the case over at Adopting Safe Mummy Ways with this post Love Conversation.

In another adoptive home, The Family of Five, Valentine’s Day provided mum with a wonderful opportunity to shower her girls with acts of affection, setting the bar very high for future suitors, it’s all detailed here in Valentines How Do You Do Yours?

Another Blogger talking about that day of love I literally JUST discovered, whilst looking through posts for this round up. I think I’m going to enjoy RedblogStick from what I read about this family’s Valentines day, in the post Keep Calm and….

Now I’d like to give out a little love, to a blogger who has been away but, has recently returned. I missed the beautiful, intelligent and inspiring writings of Mumdrah, and her style is encapsulated in this post, about separating siblings, Different Needs.

Maybe you’re looking for a new blog to read and give some love to. If so, I would highly recommend 3 Girls Together, whose recent post called Acceptance spoke to my heart, as I recognised myself within each line.

Or maybe you’re looking for a blog about the early stages of the adoption process. Well, look no further than Another Mountain.  This blogger is documenting everything that happens along her journey to adoption, from her initial thoughts on adoption, through to a recent post about having your Medical Assessment. I can really see how others embarking on the adoption process will find this blog a comfort and help to read.

Talking about finding support, another new blogger, Pedalling Solo, wrote a heart warming post, about the wonderful adoption and twitter on-line community, called The #SinglePotentialAdoptersGang.  It does give me a warm glow this post because, the reason we set up The Adoption Social was to promote and support this community, which myself and Vicki had also found to be friendly and kind. I feel all fuzzy inside…..

So talking about blog posts that give you a warm glow….3 Bees and a Honey is the blog from an adoptive mum who’s not had the best of times lately. This made it all the more special to read about all the amazing achievements her and her family had made recently, in this post, A Year On.

So before I sign off I realise I haven’t included any fostering blogs. A quick search and I’ve discovered a real gem, Blue Sky Fostering. I really like this post When Foster Carers Become Sherlock, which describes how foster carers need to be like the super sleuth. I think adopters will also recognise some of the traits she describes in the children she cares for and the traits of those that do the caring. A lovely find and I will be back to read more.

And that’s it for this month, if you are blogging about adoption or foster, and think myself or Vicki are unaware of you, please give us a shout. This is really is a great on-line community and everyone is welcome.