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Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast

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Jake's daughters have different birth families to each other but both children have face-to-face contact with their birth parents.  Jake talks about how they prepared for this as a family and the challenges and benefits of this fairly uncommon arrangement.  He explains how the meetings can be emotionally charged, sometimes awkward but still beneficial for everyone.<...


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Stuart and Bradley return to the podcast to tell us how the first year has been with their son.  They talk about attachment, nursery, bonding over time and how thrilled they are to be his parents.  


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Seren is an asexual, single adopter.  She has Complex PTSD due to her abusive childhood.  After years of mental health problems, she reached the end of her NHS therapy and tried to take her own life.  She was able to access more therapy which is how she realised what happiness could feel like and how she knew she wanted to adopt.  Initially, her agency did...


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Stuart and Simon return, having featured on two previous podcasts.  They talk about their kids' additional needs and the laborious process of securing support for them.  They also talk about joyful family moments, including taking their Disney princess on a rollercoaster!

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George and Stuart were approved for Early Permanence and picked up a newborn baby less than two weeks later.

They talk about their straightforward assessment, contact with the birth family, and why a super-kingsize bed should be on your must-buy list!

 


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