The Weekly Adoption Shout Out arrives again following a very busy week for Vicki and Sarah on the #WASO team. I’ll let you all into a little secret, actually not much of a secret anymore, we are developing a new website called The Adoption Social launching on Friday June 14.
It will be the new home of The Weekly Adoption Shout Out but it will also have so much more to offer, to read the Press Release we sent out this week click here. You can always keep up to date with what is going on via our Facebook page too.
So, exciting times for The Weekly Adoption Shout but for now we are looking forward to reading your posts from the week. Some of you may have taken up our theme of Treasured Moments, but if you haven’t that’s fine please link up your posts as well. The theme is always optional. Again we try our hardest to share your posts on Twitter and on Facebook but you can share yours and other peoples as well with the hashtag #WASO.
Those of you posting blogs will no doubt agree it is always good to get feedback and comments on your posts so if you can remember to comment of some of the other blogs that would be great.
As always both The Puffin Diaries and The Boy’s Behaviour are hosting, so this linky will appear in both places but you only need to add it once below.
Friday, 24 May 2013
Thursday, 23 May 2013
The Adoption Social - a brand new website
You might have noticed things have been a little quiet on The Boy's Behaviour recently. That's in part because Sarah at The Puffin Diaries and I have been working on a brand new website for those involved with adoption.
Here's the press release that we sent out yesterday, and be sure to make a note to check out The Adoption Social when it launches on Friday 14 June.
Here's the press release that we sent out yesterday, and be sure to make a note to check out The Adoption Social when it launches on Friday 14 June.
COMING SOON – The Adoption Social!
A new blog to encourage and
support those involved in adoption will launch on 14 June.
Developed by two adoptive
parent bloggers, The Adoption Social
(www.theadoptionsocial.com) is a new site to support and encourage the use of
social media as a tool for prospective adoptive parents, adoptive parents,
adopted people and professionals involved too.
As well as becoming the home
for the already successful ‘The Weekly Adoption Shout Out’ (or #WASO as it’s
known on Twitter), The Adoption Social
will feature:
Memory Box -
A weekly blog link-up to celebrate great moments. This could be good parenting
achievements, fab things your children do, good memories and could be text, poetry
or even photos. The aim is to share positivity and achievement.
Blogless Blogging – This section provides a space for anonymous posts from bloggers who
don’t feel able to post on their own sites, one-off guest posts or those wishing
to try their hand at blogging.
Me & My Blog/My Twitter Life - Regular posts from others already using social
media; sharing tips, advice and experience.
Adoption Social Connections – Tips on how to get started on Twitter, set up a
blog, use other social media resources and also includes lists of useful
contacts already on Twitter, Facebook and a blog roll.
A Problem Shared – A spot where people can anonymously or not put forward a particular
problem or issue, and others can comment or share experiences and advice.
In time we also hope to
launch twitter parties, include reviews of books, programmes and films, and
hold a diary of events that might be of interest.
Vicki, who writes The
Boy’s Behaviour and is co-founder of The Adoption Social says “As an
adoptive parent myself, I’ve found blogging has helped me find others in the
same position as our family. There have been times when we’ve had to pretty
much lock down and work on healing and repairing our family, but that’s
isolating, and so Twitter and Blogging have been my lifelines to the outside
world. We’re not experts, but we know what’s helped us. ”
“For me The Adoption Social is
about providing support for those living within adoption, through creating
social media connections. I’ve found that support myself and I want to share it
with others who maybe feel sometimes that they are very much alone. We aim to
reach out to these people and by sharing experiences and understanding we hope
to create a social media community that can truly help.“ Added Sarah, from The
Puffin Diaries, the other founder of The Adoption Social.
It is hoped that adoption
agencies, social workers, training providers and advocacy and support
organisations will help promote The
Adoption Social to their adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents as a
place they can access friendly support. More and more agencies are signing up
to Twitter and Facebook and clearly are appreciating the types of connections
they can build through such tools, The
Adoption Social hopes to build on and develop those connections.
If you require any further
information or if you’re interested in contributing to The Adoption Social,
then please contact The Adoption Social at theadoptionsocial@gmail.com or via www.facebook.com/theadoptionsocial
Friday, 17 May 2013
Weekly Adoption Shout Out #WASO Week 17
That time of the week already – it’s the Weekly Adoption Shout Out!
Last week the theme was ‘the early days’ and we had some great posts on that. We also had lots of posts that weren’t related to the theme – so be sure to stop by here and have a read through them. Make sure you leave a comment and let them know you found them through the Weekly Adoption Shout Out or #WASO.
There is no theme this week, but next week we’ll be inviting you to link-up posts about 'Treasured Moments'.
In the meantime, please link-up any blog posts relating to adoption, whether you are an adoptee, a prospective adoptive parent, an adoptive parent or a professional working in adoption.
Remember, all posts that are linked should be related to adoption in some way, but you don’t have to be involved in adoption to read the wonderful blogs that link-up – if you know someone who is considering adoption, or want to support a friend who is adopted, or understand more about what other parents go through, then have a read and share this page with your friends.
We try to read and share as many of the posts as we can throughout the week, you can help by sharing your favourites on Twitter Tweet #WASO, Facebook or your own website or blog. If you want to include a badge on your blog to show your support then here’s the code:
Last week the theme was ‘the early days’ and we had some great posts on that. We also had lots of posts that weren’t related to the theme – so be sure to stop by here and have a read through them. Make sure you leave a comment and let them know you found them through the Weekly Adoption Shout Out or #WASO.
There is no theme this week, but next week we’ll be inviting you to link-up posts about 'Treasured Moments'.
In the meantime, please link-up any blog posts relating to adoption, whether you are an adoptee, a prospective adoptive parent, an adoptive parent or a professional working in adoption.
Remember, all posts that are linked should be related to adoption in some way, but you don’t have to be involved in adoption to read the wonderful blogs that link-up – if you know someone who is considering adoption, or want to support a friend who is adopted, or understand more about what other parents go through, then have a read and share this page with your friends.
We try to read and share as many of the posts as we can throughout the week, you can help by sharing your favourites on Twitter Tweet #WASO, Facebook or your own website or blog. If you want to include a badge on your blog to show your support then here’s the code:
Thursday, 16 May 2013
The nightmares...
Tonight I put Mini to bed at his usual time...it took a while because he gets so scared about the nightmares. I came down and started writing this piece. Lo and behold, an hour later, Mini has joined me because he can't/won't sleep.
The Nightmares
Nightmares rain down on him every night.
He never drifts off, it's always a fight.
"I can't close my eyes mummy, that's when they come"
So fearful of demons and killers and scum.
Out come excuses for departing from bed.
A wee? A drink? Something funny a friend said...
He lay with his eyes open, staring and wide,
That keeps out the nightmares, they can't come inside.
His body is tense and his heart beats fast.
He wonders and worries about tonight's cast.
Who will it be? Witches or wolves?
Or the man in the hat who stands oh so tall?
Eventually though his eyes betray him.
They close, and rest consumes every limb.
He wakes so often, with cries and with shrieks.
Sometimes the same dream can go on for weeks.
Witches, the man, wolves and a killer,
Mummy and Daddy get eaten for dinner.
It all ends in loss, always the main theme.
It creeps into sleep, taking over the dream.
I hope these soon leave him, he'll rest without fear.
But for now, through the nightmares, we'll hold him near.
Linking up with this week's 'Prose for Thought'
The Nightmares
Nightmares rain down on him every night.
He never drifts off, it's always a fight.
"I can't close my eyes mummy, that's when they come"
So fearful of demons and killers and scum.
Out come excuses for departing from bed.
A wee? A drink? Something funny a friend said...
He lay with his eyes open, staring and wide,
That keeps out the nightmares, they can't come inside.
His body is tense and his heart beats fast.
He wonders and worries about tonight's cast.
Who will it be? Witches or wolves?
Or the man in the hat who stands oh so tall?
Eventually though his eyes betray him.
They close, and rest consumes every limb.
He wakes so often, with cries and with shrieks.
Sometimes the same dream can go on for weeks.
Witches, the man, wolves and a killer,
Mummy and Daddy get eaten for dinner.
It all ends in loss, always the main theme.
It creeps into sleep, taking over the dream.
I hope these soon leave him, he'll rest without fear.
But for now, through the nightmares, we'll hold him near.
Linking up with this week's 'Prose for Thought'
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