Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast

41 - Adopting before it was legal

Lynne talks about applying to adopt before same sex couples were legally allowed to do so and supporting her adult son now.

 

You can listen to her TED talk here https://www.ted.com/talks/lynne_elvins_the_myths_of_gay_adoption

 

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40 - Adopting a baby with cancer

Andrew and John adopted a baby with a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma. Andrew talks about how they've all coped with the medical uncertainty and how they went on to adopt again.

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39 - Fostering older children is the best thing I’ve done!

John is a single foster carer in Scotland with a ten-year-old child permanently placed with him, a 16-year-old child temporarily placed and a crazy puppy. As someone who admits who knew next to nothing about children when he picked up a leaflet about fostering, he loves being a foster carer.

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38 - Adopting an older autistic child has been a joy

Emily and her partner adopted a seven year old autistic boy who has brought so much into their lives. Emily encourages prospective adopters to be open minded about children with additional needs.

 

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37 - How has adoption changed in the last 14 years?

Andrew, one of England's first adopters in a same-gender relationship, talks to David, who's going through the application process now.

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36 - Adopting from Abroad

Anna talks about adopting a baby from Russia

 

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35 - Adopting a child with a serious medical condition.

Claire talks about adopting her daughters and how they manage Belle's serious health issues.

 

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34 - When introductions go wrong...

Myfanwy and Jay talk about the foster carer trying to sabotage introductions.

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33 - Adopting when you’re autistic

Yiannis and Dimitris talk about adopting how Yiannis's autism diagnosis put them on the path to adopting.

 

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32 - When problems feel personal

Ian talks about his child's challenging behaviour and how to cope when it feels personal.

 

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