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Adoption diary: a father's story

A series of blogs from Anthony Watt about his experiences of being an adoptive father
  • Girl screaming

    Adoption diary: Little treasures, they were not

    It was one of those days, writes Anthony Watt; but were the tantrums due to being adopted?

  • Children in playground

    Adoption diary: What I've learnt in the past year

    By trial and error we've got to know each other's personalities, foibles and eccentricities – and it's made us all more secure
  • Toddlers children babies in bed

    Adoption diary: Letting them act their age

    Anthony Watt

    We tell our adopted kids it's OK to be a baby once in a while, writes Anthony Watt

  • adoption diary girl playing peek a boo

    Adoption diary: Coming on in leaps and bounds

    Anthony Watt's adopted children were worryingly quiet and still when they arrived. Six months on it's a whole different story

  • Family

    Adoption diary: Talking to the children about their life story

    So that our children grow up knowing who they are, we are determined to share all the details of their birth mother and foster families, says Anthony Watt

  • finger painting

    Building attachment is the first step to becoming a 'forever daddy'

    Our adopted toddlers are busy exploring every nook and cranny of their new home, writes Anthony Watt. But we have to prove we're there for keeps as parents

  • Piggy bank

    Adoption diary: How to convince the children they're staying for keeps?

    Continuing his blog about being an adoptive father, Anthony Watt finds himself longing for tantrums

  • Two child's toys shaking hands

    Daddy's adoption stories

    In the first in a series of adoption blogs, a new house starts to become home

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