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Hi :)
Could someone please direct me to any good Facebook groups about adoption? Ive seen people talk about Facebook groups on these threads but I can't find them! I'm Particularly interested in Foster to Adopt (as that's what I have done) but interested in any adoption groups too.
I've done a search but got put off when groups about 'forced adoption' kept coming up. I'd rather just search for a specific group.
Thank you!

Yeah unfortunately a lot of the "forced adoption" are open groups and so they flag up a lot.
I am not an adopter but, I have seen the Theraputic parenting group mentioned a lot on here.

Hiya yes def join The Therapeutic Parenting Fb group it's so supportive and non judgemental.
If you haven't already got it buy the A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting a great book you can dip in and out of and is full of tips and advice.

prospective adopters UK is a good one

I got kicked out of an adoption group as I had an opinion....and not even an aggressive one, I just wasn't prepared to send over 'proof' I had adopted (even though I had been in the group since before I started the process!) - they wanted my adoption order sent to them!
I refused, as did others, and I voiced that they could not ask people to do this.
So they deleted and blocked me!

So just be careful which ones you join, as I find not all are actually that supportive if you don't agree with admin!

This group is lovely though!

I was also thrown out of the prospective adopters group on Facebook. No idea why. I posted on a couple of posts and was then blocked!

Blimey makes me appreciate our nice little band on here !
I used the adopuk one for a long time but sadly can't get to grips with their new forum setup.

Groups can be harsh! Especially if the admin is out for themselves. I admin a group and it is fine as I work hard to treat everyone with respect. Only had ban two members in two years. (money-related)

I can imagine adoption groups have to be really strict with security but, kind of odd to demand the adoption certificate.

@savethebeestoday

Plenty of people wouldn't send it over either. It caused such an uproar in there.

@sarahlux - did you see it all kick off? I said I wouldn't (along with most of the group) and was then suddenly out of that group, and also the prospective group - as the admin are the same.....

When I then messaged admin they blocked me!

I refused to join the sister group to prospective adopters U.K. because of the info they wanted. I left prospective adopters itself because a lot of what was being posted seemed to ignore the fact that for the children being adopted there is a lot of trauma involved. The final straw for me was someone sharing an adoption video taken by a US couple who'd just found out that their baby had born. I really struggle with the baby adoption market in the US because it's turned a tragic situation into a money making scheme.

That being said I do understand the need for security as I have witnessed first hand on threads evidence that shows the groups being infiltrated by birth family members who are clearly out there looking for information on where their children are and ways to get them back.

@savethebeestoday.

Yes I did see it all kick off. I sat there with my mouth wide open that the admins actually thought people would give the information out to strangers on the internet.

They could be anyone, we don't have proof that they are adopters 🤷🏻‍♀️. And I'm pretty sure it broke a ton of GDPR laws.

So what happened in the end sarahlux? Did some people send a copy of their adoption order and the rest get removed?

I hadn't ever thought of joining an adoption FB group, which is odd considering I have a couple of FB groups for each hobby and one for Strictly. Perhaps because I am very cautious about posting anything personal about my DC. I'm going to have a look at the Therapeutic Parenting group though, that sounds good and one of my DC could really do with some help.

There are two Therapeutic Parenting groups, is the one established by Sarah Naish the one that you are talking about?

@BlackAmericanoNoSugar. I may be wrong here but I believe they kept the usual group but set up a group along side for the people who were willing to provide that information.