CHOOSING A MATCHING CRITERIA | What will your future child be like? | UK Adoption | mollymamaadopt

Hi all!
Another much requested video and a daunting part of the process.....choosing what you envision your little one(s) to be like! Yes - you get a choice in UK adoption. Age, gender, race, ethnicity, number of children, additional needs etc. SO MANY CHOICES! I hope this is helpful.
Molly x
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[@CharlotteMarree]

Just found your channel and we are going through stage 2 at the moment this is amazing thank you so much for sharing!

[@gingerramsden-artist]

we've got the matching checkbox activity in a few weeks with our social worker, totally understand the guilty feelings! Panel date in early June and we're both so nervous, excited and terrified all in one!

[@MollyMamaAdopt]

Ohh that’s so exciting Ginger! Not long until panel and finalising your matching criteria. The real excitement begins now 💗

[@katierippon6106]

Thanks for this Molly. I know we want as young a child as possible but that’s all we know.

[@MollyMamaAdopt]

Your matching criteria is for you to decide Katie! It may become more apparent you envision further through the process 😀

[@freakstate]

Very useful thank you. Do you know if theres a list of Additional Needs somewhere that doesnt require you to be part of Link Builder? Just so we can get a heads start? Possibly starting the approval process in a few months.

[@Leenalast90]

You are so pretty, I am going through adoption process

[@pollyrb8375]

Is there anywhere that you know of where I could see a sort of example criteria checklist? I’d find it so helpful to see how specific the different special needs and other criteria are.

[@MollyMamaAdopt]

I don’t know of anywhere that has that resource available at the moment - sorry Polly!

[@EleanorMairs]

Hi Molly Mamma. We are quite similar to yourself as we have a biological daughter and we would like a Sibling for hour. She will be three and a half by the time matching comes round. I was just wondering if it's working out well etc .❤

[@MollyMamaAdopt]

Couldn’t be working out any better 🥰 My children are incredible together.

[@EleanorMairs]

@@MollyMamaAdopt Fantastic. Thank you. Fingers crossed anyway. Nice to hear a good positive story.

[@GoodLuck-bo2be]

Hi thanks for your video ) I have a question) if I have my own child who is 3 years old now ... I have a call today whith a person from the local authority and they said I can start a process just when he terns 4 years old ... so is it really I have to wait for nearly a year ? Just cant believe that I have to wait to start the process which takes nearly a yer more. Thank you

[@MollyMamaAdopt]

From what I’ve heard it’s different with every local authority. My daughter was 3 when we started knowing that she would almost be 4 when we brought a little one home with an under 2 as our matching criteria. I would look into some voluntary agencies as well as LAs and see if their guidelines are different.

[@dommcguinness1012]

Hi molly I just wanna know can you adopt while living with parents

[@MollyMamaAdopt]

Hi Dom. I've only just spied this comment - so sorry. If i'm completely honest I'm not sure as i'm no expert. I would definitely recommend speaking to your local authority or a local adoption agency about it x

[@hannahwitty9041]

Hi Molly, did you know early on you wanted to adopt a boy? Did your social worker support or discourage this? We've been told a girl would be a good fit as we already have 3 boys. But then equally the social worker said not to stipulate gender.(contradiction!) If I am being totally honest with myself - I would love to adopt a girl and have that daughter I never thought I would. But I don't know if this is 'wrong.'

[@MollyMamaAdopt]

Hey Hannah! We didn’t know at all - our matching criteria included a girl or a boy. It just so happened that the profile we fell in love with was our boy 💗 we were advised a boy would be great for the family dynamic as it would be less threatening for my daughter, but still we were open to gender. There’s nothing wrong with choosing a gender either! X