I‘ve been called to talk to the teachers more times that I can remember. Ben started preschool just after his …
Laura Boccaleone
Laura Boccaleone is the adoptive mum of a beautiful and extremely funny boy called Ben. Originally from Italy, she moved to the UK in the year 2000. After spending over 10 years working in the financial sector, she would have never imagined she’d become a full-time mum, and write about it on her blog. Her interests include adoption (for obvious reasons), child psychology, attachment theory, and child development. You can follow her on Twitter @lauraboccaleone and on Facebook.
The Adoption and Fostering Weekly Roundup celebrates its first year. What an amazing year it has been for both adoption …
It’s a bit awkward to write letters so personal to people that are as distant as strangers, and as close …
A few weeks ago, I was on Facebook and I came across this positive, smiling, inspirational guy: James Poindexter III. …
The “what to do after Holly” conversation was one that we tried to avoid for all our vacation. It was …
The weekend before Holly left was one of the worst weekends of my life. It felt like 48 hours of …
I called social services and decided to give notice. It was a hard choice to make, I felt I failed …
It was only 8 days ago when we had to say goodbye to Holly, our foster daughter. It was heartbreaking …
Holly, our little foster daughter, moved out a few days ago. When I look around the house, there is no …
The social worker came to see Holly, our foster daughter, in preparation for the final hearing. She arrived at lunchtime, …