When it comes to adoption honesty is the best policy, according to the Manager of the Isle of Man Adoption Service.
Katrina Morris says the process involves a lot more than simply handing over a child to a new family, and support is available for everyone involved.
Mrs Morris maintains it's always better to tell a person they are adopted when they are still young, so it doesn't come as an unpleasant shock later in life (audio file attached):
Katrina Morris was speaking to Dan Davies in a Talking Heads feature on National Adoption Week.
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