What is the need in Aberdeenshire for families for children?
Adoption is very different from how it used to be: very few young babies are available for adoption, and there is a need for secure and stable adoptive homes for children of all ages. Our greatest need is beyond babyhood, particularly for family groups of two or more children, and occasionally for children who have a physical or learning disability. Many of the children we place will exhibit challenging behaviour. We are particularly seeking to recruit families for children in the 5-8 age range. Prospective adopters should be aware that many of the children we seek to place are in complicated legal situations, which may take some time to resolve. There is now much more openness in adoption: where possible, the birth parents and adoptive parents will meet before the placement, and the child may have contact with their birth parents, sisters, brothers or grandparents throughout their childhood, possibly face to face or by letter.
