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Aubrey and his husband adopted siblings, aged nine and two, at the same time after meeting them at an activity day. One year on, Aubrey talks about parenting with an age gap, helping an older child settle into a new family and new school, and
Henry and Duncan had their twins placed with they just weeks before the first lockdown. They experienced isolation and child-to-parent violence from their frightened and confused children. They fought for support and found it really useful. T
Adam and Aaron have been on the podcast twice before. Since their last visit, they have been turned down as adopters for specific children several times and the rejection is taking its toll. They talk frankly about losing confidence and the f
Joseph is a dual heritage gay man who was adopted as a baby by white parents. As an adult, with his white partner, he fostered and then adopted a dual heritage child. Joseph talks about his experiences as an adoptee and a foster carer and ado
Alex and his husband moved to the UK from Eastern Europe, built their support network through New Family Social and then adopted two boys. The last 18 months have had highs and lows. Alex talks about their journey, how they're dealing with a
John is the sole parent of two children ages 5 and 8. For the last couple of years he's done filial therapy with them which is a type of play therapy delivered by parents/carers. He talks about how it helps his children to communicate feeling
Chris and his husband are fostering-to-adopt a baby despite not having intended to take that route. Chris talks about why they were initially put off by the uncertainty foster-to-adopt brings. He also talks about their plan to have ongoing di
Dave is a single carer and has been fostering teenagers since he started fostering during Covid. He talks about creating a low-conflict home in which they can thrive. He also talks about how he manages behaviour which some people find challen
Arjay and Tom adopted two year old twin girls 12 weeks ago. The had previously volunteered at New Family Social's summer camp to get childcare experience. This year they'll return with their children who they met at an exchange day. The girls h
It took two years for Neil and Stuart to go through the adoption assessment process, in part due concerns about their weight. They're now delighted to have their baby but the birth parents are contesting the adoption.
Our guests from episode 59 - "Counting down to panel" link below. Return to tell us about their successful approval panel and what day to day life it like while they're family finding.https://newfamilysocial.podbean.com/e/59-insert-title/
Walter has had episodes of depression since his late teens and thought it might be a barrier to adopting. He talks about how he was treated during assessment and how he copes with his mental health issues as a parent. He has been open with his
Cameron and his husband have been doing lot or research about adoption. They're wondering whether they know enough, whether the should move house first and when is the right time to start the process. Luckily, they're volunteering at summer cam
Robert is a lone parent of siblings, aged five and seven, who he adopted 18 months ago. He talks about the enormous benefits of adopting his children at the same time as well as the practicalities of working full time when you have two kids. He
Stuart and Simon adopted siblings in lockdown. They featured in an earlier episode of this podcast called "We've just adopted siblings" and now they're back to tell us about support services, school and how they celebrated the adoption with a s
Alex and Terry specialise in fostering babies and two of those babies joined us for the podcast! The couple discussed their journey to fostering, their first placement and the first baby who moved on from them to a permanent home. There's a des
Darren and his partner were approved as adopters and linked to a child but the courts ruled that the child should not be adopted. Darren talks about their emotional journeys and their excitement now they're about to go to matching panel with a
James and his husband adopted their son eight years ago but shortly afterwards, James's husband died suddenly. James talks about getting through the early days, with support from friends and family, and about how he helped his young son underst
Josh and his partner did introductions with their boys just six weeks ago. He talks in detail about the introductions process and the very early days of placement, while Tor says it's ten years today since she began intros with her son. They ch
Brandon and Pier have been stuck at pre-stage-one for two years due to their immigration status, wedding and house move. They're finally ready to start. They've been to all the information sessions, made a spreadsheet and chosen an agency. Bran
Ash and John talk about adoption journey, having both been adopted themselves. Ash explains how he was adopted and has no details of his birth family. John tells how he was given up for adoption after his birth mother was sexually assaulted.
Aaron and Adam are counting down to their panel. They share how their experience has been smooth, thanks to their social worker. Aaron explains that big life events, which had happen to both of them, were positives when it came to assessment
Myfanwy and Jay return to update us on their journey. They share how supportive their son's school as been, putting in to place a number of provisions to help him. One the of the scheme, called "thrive", worked well but has come to an end. T
Lucy and Marie are in stage two with panel coming up soon. They share how there have been some delays in stage one. Marie was sure right from the start that she wanted siblings, being an only child, and because they felt that adopting sibling
Eleanor did Early Permanence twice. Her daughter remained with her and her son returned to his birth family.A link to the therapist mentioned in the podcast, https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-reece-saunders-57528267
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