Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast

Michael and Matthew adopted a son and, four weeks later, found out another baby was on the way.  

Mark and his partner are consensually non-monogamous. He talks about how they were outed and the effects on their application to adopt.

Myfanwy returns to talk about her son's emerging needs. She talks about child to parent violence, anger and waiting for support.   Listen to Myfanwy's previous podcast here When introductions go wrong this will open in a new window.    

Tony and his husband had a straightforward and joyful adoption journey      

Avi and Danny adopted three girls one at a time. They speak Hebrew at home. They talk about building their support network and their eldest daughter's emerging needs.   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation...

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   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation...

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. Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website https://newfamilysoci...

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. Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families w...

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.   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://n...

Andrew, one of England's first adopters in a same-gender relationship, talks to David, who's going through the application process now. Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.  

Anna talks about adopting a baby from Russia   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.

Claire talks about adopting her daughters and how they manage Belle's serious health issues.   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.

Myfanwy and Jay talk about the foster carer trying to sabotage introductions. Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.  

Yiannis and Dimitris talk about adopting how Yiannis's autism diagnosis put them on the path to adopting.   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.

Ian talks about his child's challenging behaviour and how to cope when it feels personal.   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing Thank you so much. New Family Social - Donation Landing  

Nowal and Sarah are fostering a teenager. They talk about the assessment process, family support and knowing your limits!   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.

Sam and his partner adopted older siblings. He talks about parenting teenagers.   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.

Charlie talks about their successful, if tricky, adoption journey as an out non-binary person.   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.

Adopting in the UK as a young couple from abroad.   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.

Jessie and Kate are in the adoption application process and starting to think about a child coming home.   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.

Dan started fostering four months ago and tells us what it's like to care for a teenager as a single carer.   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.

What does 'out' look like in different cultures? Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.

Psychotherapist Nino talks about parenting his three traumatised children.   Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.  

Stuart and Simon adopted a brother and sister.  They talk about how they made the decision to adopt siblings and what it's been like. Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.

Marie talks about her second match falling through and the search for her next child. Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website  https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing  Thank you so much.