‘Adoption activity days’ can help children find new families
Children’s parties or activity days, where prospective adopters meet children awaiting adoption, could be part of the solution to the current adoption crisis, according to research that will be showcased during the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Science. “Such parties or activity days went out of fashion in the 1980s but no one is sure why,” says Katherine Runswick-Cole of Manchester Metropolitan University who led the research. “However, our pilot study has shown an overwhelmingly positive response from practitioners, adopters and the children themselves.”