Their mean age at placement is 14 months. These children, on average, were placed at age 22 months. The case histories of children having contact are largely comparable to those of children adopted for similar reasons who do not have contact. Factors making face to face contact more likely Placing agency is positive about contact. Some agencies arrange for as many as 1 in 3 children to have face to face contact while other agencies very rarely or never arrange such contact.
Child is adopted by foster carers.
1 in 7 of children having face to face contact have been adopted by their foster carers. Child is placed with an older sibling thought to need contact. Twice as many see their mother as their father. Some themes from the interviews Some initial themes - children Where contact perpetuates a previously positive relationship children s responses are positive. Where contact continues a formerly difficult relationship children s responses are mixed.