Adoption in Focus
Adoption in Focus is an adoption podcast series from Adoption Focus discussing adoption from a range of perspectives.
Guests on the podcast have included adult adoptees, professionals, grandparents, and adopters from all backgrounds, each with their own unique experiences and areas of interest.
These include adopting brothers and sisters, LGBTQ+ adoption, transracial adoption, adopting as a single person, birth family contact, the matching process and the early permanence pathway. We have many more episodes lined up and ready for release.
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Adoption in Focus
Adoption in Focus - Alex's journey adopting an older child as a single parent
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In this episode we’re joined by Alex, a single adopter who shares her honest and deeply personal experience of welcoming an older child into her life.
Alex reflects on what first drew her to adopting a child over the age of five, and how the reality of introductions, transitions, and early placement differed from what she expected.
Four years on, Alex shares the lessons she’s learned along the way, offering thoughtful advice for anyone considering adoption of older children.