Adoption

[themeuccis]

Hi everyone, my husband and I have our first home visit with our social workers this week as we would love to adopt a little one. We really want it to go well. Any tips?

themeuccis good luck, I agree with MyPreciousRing. Tidy and clear, your mind and your house, they will probably want to see your house, and they will want to meet the real you. So be honest about things, sound natural, they will not be surprised if you are nervous, it is normal.

Prepare a few questions, if you want to, in advance. As things may go out of your head on the day.

Good luck.

We had our first meeting with our SW about 10 months ago and now we have two sons sleeping peacefully across the landing from us. I never thought that this could happen so easily or quickly. Just be open and honest and you should be fine. For the first meeting, just be sure of your reasons for wanting to adopt - at this stage they need to know that you are genuine and will be committed to the process. And posh biscuits seem to go down well!

Thank you for your kind words. We had our meeting this morning and it went very well. We were very pleased. We are a step closer to become a mummy and a daddy. :)

Hi, congratulations on the visit being a success. We have our first meeting next Friday (plenty of time for a deep clean!!). Can I do my nosey here and ask what sort of questions did they ask?

Hello Chocogoingcuckoo,
I felt that they wanted to get to know us more as individuals and as a couple. the reasons behind our desire to adopt and what we as parents could offer a child. Best wishes.

Thanks for the heads up. We've been trying to prepare by noting down previous addresses, employment, significant family members, significant life event. House is steam cleaned within an inch of its life and I am sporting eau de cillit bang!

Hahaha, you made me chuckle. I wish you all the best of luck for Friday
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My advice is to only answer the questions they ask. My husband and I are way too chatty and caused no end of trouble for ourselves during our assessment by talking too much and sharing information that hadn't been asked for.
Thankfully we got through it all but if I could go back in time, I would zip it.