Adoption Language
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
Last night I watched ITV's programme Long Lost Family and although engaged with the content I was absolutely appalled at the negative language used throughout the programme about adoption.
Views on international adoption issues
Pricing international adoption out of the market
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
Big bucks for the government. Within the space of one week the UK government has put an additional £2000 on the costs of an inter-country adoption.
Happiness and Envy
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
Half term holidays are upon us and I am planning to visit friends who live in the west of the country.
Adoption, Adoption everywhere
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
It is very interesting as months can go by without the issue of adoption coming into our home life and then suddenly it becomes the main topic of conversation for several weeks.
Post Placement reports
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
It is imperative that you do your post placement reports. They need to arrive at your country's official offices on the day requested.
Inter-Racial Adoption
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Channel 4's new series on inter-racial adoption highlights some very important issues regarding identity
UK opens doors to Trans-racial adoption
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
Hallelujah! The UK is moving into the 21st century with the announcement today in The Times that they are going to allow mix race adoptions. For decades these poor children have been languishing in the system and aging out without ever having the chance to find a loving family simply because the government has the outmoded idea that you cannot mix ethnic backgrounds in adoption. Surely the most…
UNCEF'S Position on Inter-Country Adoption
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
UNICEF's position on Inter-country adoption
Since the 1960s, there has been an increase in the number of inter-country adoptions. Concurrent with this trend, there have been growing international efforts to ensure that adoptions are carried out in a transparent, non-exploitative, legal manner to the benefit of the children and families concerned. In some cases, however, adoptions have not been…
A new child is about to be born
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
It does not seem more then a dozen years ago when I received the beautiful news that my friend had given birth to her third child, a gorgeous daughter. It wasn't 12 years, but actually 18 years ago and today, she is one day late on her due date of giving birth to her own little son.
The Joy of My Son
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
It has been a while since I have written on the blog as I am busy writing my website and preparing everything for the launch in September.
