Adopted Kids ‘Want Family Info’

Many kids who have been adopted want to know more about their birth parents and why they were put up for adoption. Expert in kids’ rights Dr Roger Morgan said children told him they needed to know where they came from so they could understand themselves better. Another report says half of council-run organisations which help kids get adopted don’t give them enough support. But it wasn’t all bad news – as many kids said that being adopted made them feel happy and settled.

The Commission for Social Care and Inspection said there was a rise in the number of kids in care who were being adopted, and this was a good thing.

Kids who have been adopted often have trouble dealing with understanding what happened, and why their birth parents had to give them up. One child told Dr Morgan it was important to “know their history”, and added: “You can’t just wipe away parts of somebody’s life.”