28/04/2014Published by Odette Elliott at 28/04/2014Categories Adopting an older child Family HistoryJah. What is in a name? Some contentious issues.When I went into the city centre in Leicester with Jah, I received many negative comments and they were always from black people. “You shouldn’t call […]
14/04/2014Published by Odette Elliott at 14/04/2014Categories Adopting an older child Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience Family HistoryBack to reality and our Leicester homeI counted recently and I reckon that In my long lifetime I have moved home eleven times, but always with family members, except when I was […]
07/04/2014Published by Odette Elliott at 07/04/2014Categories Books Family HistoryDiversity. Where are the books that reflect our multiracial society?When I thought about writing a blog, I imagined that I would write quite a lot about my reflections on being a multiracial family and multiracial […]
31/03/2014Published by Odette Elliott at 31/03/2014Categories Adopting an older child Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience Family History UncategorizedIntroducing Jah to our wider family ‘Down South’. The long summer holiday.The long summer holiday is a time when children can be free from formal school learning. If they are fortunate, they can learn about the world […]
24/03/2014Published by Odette Elliott at 24/03/2014Categories Adopting an older child Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience Family HistorySam asks Jah “What does it mean to be 4?”Jah’s fourth birthday was due three weeks after he came to live with us. He had a lot of fun with his brother. He enjoyed the […]
10/03/2014Published by Odette Elliott at 10/03/2014Categories Adopting an older child Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience Family HistoryJah settles in. “He ain’t heavy. He’s my brother”.So now, after about eight months of waiting, Jah had come to live in our family. He was considered as a foster child, with a view […]
24/02/2014Published by Odette Elliott at 24/02/2014Categories Adopting an older child Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience Family HistoryA new beginning. Jah joins us in our Leicester homeOur first day out alone with Jah had gone fairly well, but reality was drawing near. He was very soon going to be our responsibility. We […]
17/02/2014Published by Odette Elliott at 17/02/2014Categories Adopting an older child Family HistoryOur first day out alone with Jah.We were camping in the garden of Jah’s short-term foster parents, so that we could get to know each other better before he moved in to […]
10/02/2014Published by Odette Elliott at 10/02/2014Categories Adopting an older child Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience Family History“Getting to know you” – before Jah moves in.So far Jah had made one visit to our house and met all the family. The next time he would be moving in as the little […]