{"id":1840,"date":"2023-02-15T10:34:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T10:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.together4children.co.uk\/?page_id=1840"},"modified":"2023-02-15T10:41:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T10:41:57","slug":"keeping-in-touch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.together4children.co.uk\/keeping-in-touch\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping in touch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1840\" class=\"elementor elementor-1840\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b2ebdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b2ebdb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b86770\" data-id=\"8b86770\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebb6e41 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebb6e41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5b4158\" data-id=\"a5b4158\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f1d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55f1d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Keeping in touch<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a89a8cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a89a8cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrangement for Birth Relatives and Adoptive Families to share information safely and securely are now seen as the norm in modern adoption. This is a completely confidential service and we understand that initially as a prospective adopter you may have some anxieties around this.<\/p><h2 style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Benefits of contact<\/h2><h3 style=\"font-weight: 500;\">the child<\/h3><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>Being able to keep in touch with birth parents\/significant other family members<\/li><li>To know that their birth parents and other family are safe and well<\/li><li>To help gain a sense of their own history<\/li><li>Reduce feelings of loss and rejection<\/li><\/ul><h3 style=\"font-weight: 500;\">the adopters<\/h3><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>To provide important information that may not have been available at the time of the adoption, eg hereditary medical conditions<\/li><li>To receive information about the wellbeing of the child\u2019s birth family<\/li><li>It can help reduce any myths about the birth family and prevent \u2018fantasies\u2019<\/li><li>It may help adoptive parents to talk openly with the child(ren) about their adoption.<\/li><\/ul><h3 style=\"font-weight: 500;\">the birth parent &amp; family:<\/h3><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>To reassure that the child(ren) is safe and well<\/li><li>For the child to know that you and other birth relatives are safe and well<\/li><li>To give you updates about the child\u2019s progress<\/li><li>Gives you the chance to share news about your life that may be interesting and helpful<\/li><li>As the child grows up it may be important for them to know that you stayed in touch. This may help them to make sense of their past<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping in touch Arrangement for Birth Relatives and Adoptive Families to share information safely and securely are now seen as the norm in modern adoption. 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