Episodes
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
80 - Adopting age-gap siblings
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
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 how activities for the younger child benefit the older one.
PACE - https://ddpnetwork.org/about-ddp/meant-pace/
The Invisible String - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-invisible-string-patrice-karst/2685375?ean=9780316486231
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
79 - A difficult start after adopting twins
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
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. They now live abroad and are successfully raising their much-loved sons in a bilingual household.
As mentioned in the podcast:
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
78 - Frustrating family-finding
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
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 frustration of being turned down even when they thought they were a really good match.
Previous episodes
https://newfamilysocial.podbean.com/e/aaron-and-adam-return-with-good-news/
https://newfamilysocial.podbean.com/e/59-insert-title/
Monday Mar 04, 2024
77 - Transracial adoption
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
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 adopter.
A link to Red Dust Road can be found here
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
76 - Adopting two boys
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
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 problem at school and how they keep in touch with their children's four siblings.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
75 - Filial therapy - play therapy delivered by parents
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
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 feelings they don't have words for.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filial_therapy
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
74 - Fostering to Adopt a baby
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
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 direct contact with the child's birth family.
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
73 - Foster carer looking after four teens
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
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 challenging.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
72 - ”Tenacious little monsters!”
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
71 - A contested adoption
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023