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Walk Together
Walk Together focuses entirely on adoption in the UK, supporting mothers, fathers, children, and anyone connected to the adoption journey. We understand that adoption can be emotional, complex, rewarding, and challenging all at once, and our aim is to create a space where every part of that experience is acknowledged.
We publish weekly blogs covering everything and anything to do with adoption: family life, identity, attachment, school, trauma, birth family contact, and the realities of parenting before, during, and after adoption. If there’s a topic you’d love us to explore or an area where you feel more guidance is needed, please get in touch. We’d be very happy to add your ideas to our content plan.
A short story |“I always knew I was adopted”
Today we are sharing a fictional first-person story written from the perspective of an adopted person. While the details are imagined, the experiences it reflects are drawn from themes that many adoptees recognise and describe in their own words.
Jan 166 min read
Tackling the January blues at home | Supporting family life through the long weeks
January often brings a noticeable shift in family life. Social plans fall away, routines resume, and households spend more time together inside.
Jan 94 min read
Top twenty questions adoptive parents are afraid to ask
Adoptive parenting often raises questions that parents do not feel able to voice openly. This is not because those questions are uncommon, but because they can feel uncomfortable, inappropriate, or difficult to articulate.
Jan 27 min read
Talking about adoption without turning it into “the talk”
Perhaps the most important thing to remember is that adoption conversations do not succeed or fail based on wording alone. They are shaped by relationship, consistency, and emotional safety.
Dec 26, 20257 min read
Planning ahead, goal-setting tools for adoptive families in 2026
This blog offers inventive, achievable goal-setting tools designed specifically for adoptive families. These ideas acknowledge trauma, brain development, dysregulation, and parental stress, and help you create goals that support emotional stability, connection, and family rhythm.
Dec 5, 20256 min read
Autism in adopted children: Understanding the sensory, social and emotional layers
Autism sits within the broader concept of neurodiversity, which recognises that all brains develop and function differently. Just as there is diversity in culture, personality, and learning style, there is diversity in neurology. Neurodiversity includes autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia and more - all reflecting natural variation in human cognition.
Nov 14, 202510 min read
Understanding ADHD in adopted children: When attention and attachment intertwine
ADHD often has a genetic component, which means that many birth families share the condition across generations. In adoptive families, however, this pattern is different. While a child’s ADHD will not be inherited from their adoptive parents, it is possible that both a parent and a child may live with ADHD independently.
Nov 7, 20257 min read
Online safety and adopted children: What parents need to know
Adoptive parenting is already rooted in openness and communication - those same skills are the foundation of digital safety. Your willingness to stay connected, even when the topic feels uncomfortable, is what will ultimately keep your child safest online.
Oct 31, 20257 min read
Why adopted children may be more vulnerable to exploitation - and how we reduce the risks
We use “exploitation” broadly to include criminal exploitation (for example county lines), sexual exploitation, online grooming, financial coercion, labour exploitation, and manipulation linked to substances or radicalisation. We draw on UK and international research and translate it into practical steps for parents and carers, schools, and support networks.
Oct 24, 202511 min read
Pets and adoption: The surprising role animals can play in a child’s healing
Research has shown that the human-animal bond goes far beyond affection. Animals can support attachment, regulate stress responses, and even influence the chemistry of the human body.
Oct 10, 20259 min read
Understanding attachment styles in children: What every parent should know
This blog explores the four main attachment styles: secure, insecure-avoidant, insecure-ambivalent (sometimes called resistant), and disorganised. For each one, we look at where it comes from, the science behind it, how it may present in children’s daily lives, and examples of why it might develop - not only through trauma but also through ordinary family circumstances.
Oct 3, 202511 min read
When their body says no: Understanding shutdowns, freeze responses and emotional numbing in adopted children
Imagine a child in school being asked to read aloud in front of the class. The task feels overwhelming, and the body reacts instantly. The child stares at the page, unable to move or respond, their system frozen in a protective state. This is not a conscious decision. It is the body’s way of saying, “This is too much."
Sep 26, 20258 min read
How adoptive parents can talk about difficult or unknown parts of their child’s story
This article offers adoptive parent advice grounded in developmental psychology, attachment theory, and trauma-informed research. Rather than broad suggestions, you will find concrete, emotionally safe strategies to use when creating or revisiting a life book with your child. These approaches help children process emotions, ask questions, and hold uncertainty, while strengthening their relationship with you as their adoptive parent.
Sep 12, 20256 min read
What is life story work and why does it matter?
This work is not just about recording facts but about weaving together the meaning of events. It provides children with a safe way to explore their experiences, ask questions, and understand why decisions were made about their care. Done well, it provides the stability and clarity that adopted children need to develop a secure sense of self and to strengthen attachments with their adoptive family.
Sep 5, 202510 min read
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