We adopted two children, but four months later we were forced to put them in care when our son, 5, threatened to kill us POLLY Kerridge felt a warm glow as she watched her children exploring their new home.
Worried about their son integrating, Polly says she made the first call to their social worker, asking whether they could be referred for a trauma assessment with Billy.
“I had no interest in carrying a baby and I felt like I had the right experience to support a child who had experienced trauma," Polly says.
“Our social worker implied they were the 'Holy Grail' of children to adopt,” Polly says.
The terms adoption ‘break down’ and adoption ‘disruption’ are disliked by families whose children are no longer living with them, because they often continue to parent their children at a distance, with regular ongoing contact between them.
