Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast

Jamie talks about the three-and-a-half years he's spent with his son, who arrived when he was 18 months old.  He talks about what he learnt about himself as an adopter, how he managed a recurrence of his own anxiety, an ADHD diagnosis and how he sought support for his son's sensory needs.

 

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Ross used to listen to this podcast and wonder how his own adoption journey might go, especially since his agency was concerned he didn't have enough childcare experience.  A year later, he had his one-year-old son and he's loving every minute of it!

Aubrey returns to the podcast. It's three years since he adopted his children who are now five and eleven.  He talks about how well they're doing in school, raising kids of a different gender and ethnicity to his own, and his hopes for the future.

 

Adopting age-gap siblings

Laura and her partner adopted a child after IVF, miscarriages and bereavement. They talk about deciding when it's the right time, supporting their birth daughter, and the resilience their experiences have given them.

Yannick returns to the podcast now his son has been with him for a year.  He talks about how assertive he and his husband were with all the agencies involved in their child's adoption.  They pushed back against a checklist approach and advocated for their child's individual needs.

Yannick's previous podcast