I set out bowls of foods that have holes in them, gave the children some string and let them make snack necklaces, which they then wore and nibbled on while watching a movie.
None of them appreciated me calling their creations SNACKLACES, but I know some of you will share my punny parent humour! 😂

Jake brought these Christmas cards home on Friday. I find it so cute when the children forget to write in them! I imagine they're just so excited to blast through the list of their friends and tick them all off! 🤣❤️

I do love it when my phone shows me a fond old memory of my little poppets. ❤️ This was when Zoe decided to teach Jake something. He listened so intently to her explanations about the differences between frogs and toads. 🥰

Watching my children playing "Footballer Guess Who." Jake picks Messi every time! Sometimes Zoe is the kindest big sister, pretending to have no idea, asking calculated questions that give Jake a chance to win... But when he annoys her, she defeats him by asking "is it Messi?" on her first turn. 🤣

I gave a webinar for #AdoptionUK, about how to talk to #children about #adoption.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTMV...
I hope it helps #parents who find #lifestorywork daunting, & gives you some ideas to explain adoption to children!

#therapeuticlifestorywork #adoptivefamily #socialwork

It's #nationaladoptionmonth ! Do your children know that families can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes? Now would be an awesome time to ask your local library to order some of my books about different types of family!

#fostercare #adoption #kinshipcare #library #school #teacher #childrensbooks

These two have such a special bond. I'm so lucky I get to see it! ❤️

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#adoption #adoptionbuiltus #nationaladoptionmonth #siblingbond #siblingsbyadoptionbestfriendsbychoice #lovemakesafamily #family

As #antibullyingweek draws to a close, why not book a #school visit, to #teach children about different kinds of #family? I cover #adoption, #fostercare, #kinshipcare, same-sex parents & single parent families.

Details at hollymarlow.com/events 😊

#antibullying #adoption #nationaladoptionmonth

#parenting #adoption #parenthumor #parentinghumor #parenthumour #parentinghumour #momhumor

I joked that my 8 year old is the Queen of Hairbands, because she has so many. She politely said, "thank you, but I'd rather be in charge of the hairband government, then I'd have more power." 🤣

I get a lot of questions about how I prepared my daughter when we adopted my son. My tips are at this link. I hope they help those of you #adopting when you already have a child.
hollymarlow.com/preparing-yo...

#adoption #adoptionsupport #socialworker #socialworkresources #adoptionresources

I gave a webinar for #AdoptionUK, about how to talk to #children about #adoption.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTMV...
I hope it helps #parents who find #lifestorywork daunting, & gives you some ideas to explain adoption to children!

#therapeuticlifestorywork #adoptivefamily #socialwork

This is the kind of thing I'm asked to keep or frame DAILY, because "I love it too much and it's my special one!" or even harder to resist, "but it's an M for Mummy and I made it for you, because I love you!" 😂 Drowning in scraps of paper over here!

#parenting #adoption #parentinghumor #attachment

They were giggling away while rocking together on the teeterbopper 🥰

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#luckyme #wecouldhavemissedthis #adoptionbuiltus #adoptionmonth #nationaladoptionmonth #attachment

A testimonial provided by a #teacher, about a talk I gave to her #school. If you'd like to #book a school visit (or a different speaking function), you can find out more at hollymarlow.com/events

#adoption #fostercare #adoptionmonth #adoptionawareness #nationaladoptionmonth #inclusion