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Devon parent-led group: stay-and-play, brew and chat

17/05/2024 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am – Stay-and-play, brew and chat is a group run by adopters, for adopters. The Friday group The regular Friday group has changed to twice a month at 9:30am to 11:30am. A chance to chat to other adopters who get it! It’s open to adoptive parents who don’t usually attend groups. Come along with or without children. […]

Forest Walk – Devon – Tuesday 28 May

28/05/2024 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – May half-term school holiday event for Adopt South West adoptive families Join Tyler-Ashleigh from Adopt South West and adoptive families for a walk around a Devon forest. The walk will be over varied surfaces and can be steep in places. Tuesday 28 May from 10am to 1pm (location in the monthly newsletter or ask when […]

Support group for birth mothers – Somerset (online)

28/05/2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – A warm welcome is waiting for you in a safe, supportive space where you can meet others with a shared experience of loss talk about difficult feelings feel less alone be accepted as you are be supported in moving forwards Come and meet Joni Kohlman Family Practitioner and Kelly Lynes Family Practitioner from Adopt South […]

Play and chat – Somerset – Tuesday 28 May

28/05/2024 @ 11:00 am – 2:30 pm – May half-term school holiday event for Adopt South West adoptive families Join Kim and Hilary from Adopt South West who will be hosting a play and picnic event with outdoor games. The park has a refreshment kiosk, play equipment, and lots of open space to explore. No charge, bring your own lunch/drinks. Also clothing to […]

Adopters support group: Plymouth – monthly on Tuesday

04/06/2024 @ 10:45 am – 12:45 pm – The parent-led support group in Plymouth offers a warm welcome and a cuppa, it’s a face-to-face group for adopters to have a friendly chat and share ideas. The group say: “It’s just a nice chance for adoptive parents to get together and chat about their families, celebrate success and help each other out with the […]

Support group for birth mothers – Exeter

05/06/2024 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – A warm welcome is waiting for you in a safe, supportive space where you can meet others with a shared experience of loss listen and talk about difficult feelings feel less alone be accepted as you are be supported in moving forwards Come and meet Rebecca Scribbins, a Family Practitioner who supports birth families. We […]

Support group for birth mothers – Plymouth

05/06/2024 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – A warm welcome is waiting for you in a safe, supportive space where you can meet others with a shared experience of loss listen and talk about difficult feelings feel less alone be accepted as you are be supported in moving forwards Come and meet Jan and Karen, Family Practitioners from Adopt South West, who […]

Post-Grad Support Group with Cas Schneider – 2024

06/06/2024 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – The Post-Grad Group is open to adoptive parents who have completed a Therapeutic Parenting Course. The sessions are led by Cas Schneider (who also teaches our in-person 16 week Therapeutic Parenting training course). The Post-Grad Group is a drop-in session, and is generally a themed discussion about real-life issues generated by the participants with some attachment-based […]