TY - JOUR
T1 - 'She just didn't smell right!'
T2 - Odour and adoptive family life
AU - Selwyn, Julie
AU - Meakings, Sarah J
PY - 2015/12
Y1 - 2015/12
N2 - Our recent studies of adoptive family life, in circumstances where parenting was very challenging or where the adoption had disrupted, revealed new and interesting findings (Selwyn and Meakings, 2015; Selwyn, Meakings and Wijedasa, 2015). One of the most fascinating and unexpected discoveries was the role of smell in adoptive parents’ and children’s behaviours. For some parents, the child’s odour was a barrier to intimacy. Parents were also aware of how specific smells seemed to trigger children’s early memories and trauma. In this article, we review briefly the literature on odour and consider the implications for social work practice.
AB - Our recent studies of adoptive family life, in circumstances where parenting was very challenging or where the adoption had disrupted, revealed new and interesting findings (Selwyn and Meakings, 2015; Selwyn, Meakings and Wijedasa, 2015). One of the most fascinating and unexpected discoveries was the role of smell in adoptive parents’ and children’s behaviours. For some parents, the child’s odour was a barrier to intimacy. Parents were also aware of how specific smells seemed to trigger children’s early memories and trauma. In this article, we review briefly the literature on odour and consider the implications for social work practice.
KW - Adoption
KW - odour
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84953408396&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0308575915612617
DO - 10.1177/0308575915612617
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
AN - SCOPUS:84953408396
VL - 39
SP - 294
EP - 302
JO - Adoption and Fostering
JF - Adoption and Fostering
SN - 0308-5759
IS - 4
ER -