ADOPTION PODCASTS

[Alison J Stevens]

Episodes to download

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  Episode 16: Parenthood

  FRIDAY

  "You want them to like you." It is a few weeks since Julie and Robert met the children

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  Episode 15: Meeting Mum and Dad

  THURSDAY

  "Is that Daddy and Mummy?" Bethany and Ben meet their new parents for the first time.

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  Episode 14: Naming The Teddy Bears

  WEDNESDAY

  "That's my new family?" Telling the children who their new parents are going to be

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  Episode 13: A Father Reflects

  LAST TUESDAY

  "I'd give my life for them." Looking back at why the children were taken into care

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  Episode 12: Saying Goodbye

  LAST MONDAY

  "It feels as though you're losing part of your body." The birth family's final visit

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  Episode 11: The Adoption Panel

  FRI 3 NOV 2017

  Is it a match? Usually held in private, 11 people scrutinise the proposed adoption

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  Episode 10: Telling The Children

  THU 2 NOV 2017

  "Mummy bear and daddy bear don't know how to keep little bear safe"

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  Episode 9: The Family Finds Out

  WED 1 NOV 2017

  "I didn't expect it so soon." The birth family is told adopters have now been found

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  Episode 8: Information Day

  TUE 31 OCT 2017

  Are they the "right children for you"? Julie and Robert hear all about their lives

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  Episode 7: The Potential Adopters

  MON 30 OCT 2017

  "It's a bit strange." Potential adopters prepare rooms for children they have never met

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  Episode 6: The Mother's Story

  FRI 27 OCT 2017

  "They've got it wrong". The mother says her children should not have been taken away.

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  Episode 5: The Father's Story

  THU 26 OCT 2017

  "I've cried myself to sleep". How a father is dealing with his children being adopted.

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  Episode 4: The Grandparents

  WED 25 OCT 2017

  Heartbreak. Bethany and Ben's grandparents make a life changing decision.

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  Episode 3: Meeting the Children

  TUE 24 OCT 2017

  "They had no idea of safety or danger." Meet the children at the centre of this story

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  Episode 2: Foster Care

  MON 23 OCT 2017

  With just their teddy bears and dummies, Bethany and Ben move into a foster home

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  Episode 1: The Search Begins

  FRI 20 OCT 2017

  “It’s the last resort.” Bethany and Ben need new parents. Sharon is leading the search

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  Preview: The Adoption

  MON 16 OCT 2017

  A real adoption as it happens. Nineteen months in the making. Introducing The Adoption