Offer help, not shame and judgement! Thank you. All hard to place older children, their foster carers and social workers hope that the right adoptive families will find them at an adoption party - if not, all three boys face spending the rest of their childhoods in care.Watch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zizEnHVUMs6. Scientists are daring to investigate this unsettling question, they're trying to peel back the mask of the psychopathic killer. I wondered why Cloudio called her Maria at the start, now I know why.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masha, Masha is the transliteration of a Russian name - it s the diminutive of Maria. The youngest child saying "are you asking everyone" or something like that, I think showed how confusing all this is for them, and children can't process this information. A UK adoption through the eyes of those affected. She and her husband will show all their children the film, she says, "which will be very important to them in understanding what happened before their adoptions". "More relaxed, and they're talking to us now about their lives in the present. At the end, it said that SS were letting the parents keep the child for now but were keeping a very close eye on them. No baby is taken away because a mother has depression, unless that depression is causing neglect. I suggest that viewing of the documentary Stuck be done with supplemental information on international adoption ethics, the existence of “poverty orphans” and orphan voluntourism, and the ways in which we can support in-country family preservation first.
One thing that struck me was that there was no interaction (shown) between Masha and the twin boys. The number of faith schools in Britain is rising. In the Channel 4 programme we see a parent going to court because the LA are applying for an EPO (emergency protection order) and if this is not granted the child cannot be removed. Take this survey - £100 voucher to be won, Let's talk about learning to drive - Sign up for a focus group next week, Adoption on Television - Links to all available past programs, Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, Subscribe to Mumsnet emails direct to your inbox, tv.naturalnews.com/v.asp?v=895d85fb2ec51fe196c73e05b37d79f5, www.dailymotion.com/video/x154fol_a-home-for-maisie_people, www.dailymotion.com/video/x15pc3t_protecting-our-children-ep1_lifestyle, www.dailymotion.com/video/x15zgon_care-home-kids-looking-for-love_lifestyle, www.dailymotion.com/video/x191s88_the-dark-matter-of-love-documentary_shortfilms, www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/10227/Adopt-Me--I-m-a-Teenager, www.dailymotion.com/video/x15qqow_protecting-our-children-ep2_lifestyle, www.dailymotion.com/video/x15quxl_protecting-our-children-ep3_lifestyle, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zizEnHVUMs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_qc-pQiPiU. But have some tissues handy.

It's a shame for his mom but I think the very fact that she doesn't understand what it would mean to move a child from the family he's been with more or less all his life and that she is a stranger to him, says it all really. The airport welcome parties are really common, that's just a cultural difference I think, although I do feel sorry for the children. They say 'our house' now, not 'your house'.". Is that acceptable even in America? Plus, there's no way could we afford it ourselves, and the NHS wouldn't pay for it, so what chance did we have?". These parents have almost always been ill treated/neglected themselves and only have one "model" of parenting - the one they had as kids. Impartial advice and information for those considering fostering and for foster carers. Here are some suggested organisations that offer expert advice on adoption. I watched too (not an adopter but some familiarity with some of the issues).I was pretty shocked that this family were allowed to take on 3 unrelated children at the same time. Care Home Kids: Looking for Lovewww.dailymotion.com/video/x15zgon_care-home-kids-looking-for-love_lifestyle, Fabulous 8. Email: enquiries@fosterline.infoThe Fostering Networkhttps://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk Information from CoramBAAF for pregnant women considering adoption as best option for their baby.CVAAhttp://www.cvaa.org.uk/ We’d love to have you follow along Don't think Masha and the boys are biologically related.It was raw and very emotional in parts. "We are mindful of the fact that services are meeting increasing demand in a climate of diminishing resources," she says finally, before pointing out that no judge would agree for a child to be adopted if the only reason for parents' inability to provide a good home was a lack of support to help them do so.

What an amazing guy he was to have so much forgiveness and understanding for his birth Mum - and how wonderful he went to Cambridge and got a history degree - despite his tumultuous childhood.

I thought the mother looked very unhealthy and looked so obese as to be on the verge of a heart attack or stroke. An adoptee, not adopter but have watched these programmes. In fact sometimes it was so real it made me uneasy as it seemed disrespectful to the children’s privacy. Lilka - do you mind if I reproduce this on another adoption website? Author: Latest news.

"why? She is keen to emphasise that adoption is not the default assumption when parents are struggling. There was always a reason. Keiron was so distressed - poor kid. I thought it was a well balances programme.Useful thread, maybe we could have one on key reading also? Emma's happiness at having a brand new family shines through. And these are frightened, vulnerable people, who are often struggling to parent while coping with domestic abuse, mental health problems and drug and alcohol misuse. (One of DD1's nicknames is 'Mary Lennox' which I coined quite soon after she came home, because she needed control, kept me at bay by being rude and just personified that quote from the film "I was angry, but I never cried. Do not believe this propagander! As a soon to be approved adopter I found it very worthwhile to watch to. Again, there are huge chunks of information missing here. By then I was pregnant again so there was no time for me to finish it in time to keep my baby.
Simply removing children is not solving the problem!

A baby girl, just two days old, is glimpsed in profile, strapped into her car seat. ADOPTIONFirst4adoptionhttp://www.first4adoption.org.uk/ Husband and work colleague.. alarm bells ringing, Share your tips for removing household stains with Crown - £100 voucher to be won, UK MNer with a school aged child? Very overwhelming for the poor kids.To be honest, I highly doubt most UK international adopters know more than a little basic Russian/Chinese/whichever language. It's a marathon. Thanks Lilka sounds fab.I wonder if anyone else has adopted two at once when they already have a child/children? I don’t know about how the UK works, but we have forced adoption in the US. That might make me sound horrible, but honestly I'm not, we both love our silly nicknames and enjoy them and DD calls herself Mary on occasion for a laugh)So the similarities made it even more emotional for meThe language barrier was definitely a major issue - that moment where Masha leaped on the bed and said something like "this is the biggest bed I've ever seen in my life" and her new Dad goes something like "Yeah great!...whatever that meant" was very...I don't know, a powerful moment for me. We hear from an adoptive family who found their son at such a party, and some of the prospective adopters who are about to attend them. Also, just as an aside not sure why her name was translated as Masha and not Mosha! TV documentary tells real stories behind the adoption process Channel 4 series 15,000 Kids And Counting shows multiple issues social workers have to deal with in adoption cases RT (Russia Today) recently released this film which shines a light on one of the more controversial issues faced by some parents in living in the United Kingdom today and thats forced adoption. He was aggressive but it seemed to come from a place of fear and insecurity. Husband and work colleague.. alarm bells ringing, Share your tips for removing household stains with Crown - £100 voucher to be won, UK MNer with a school aged child?

Obviously, the face of the baby was blurred out.

The filmmakers then followed up to see what life was like several years after adoption. I think you are right Greythorne about the father in the programme functioning at around 8 years and that fear was being masked with anger. CoramBAAF - Pregnant & considering adoptionhttps://corambaaf.org.uk/fostering-adoption/information-birth-parents/im-pregnant-and-want-my-child-be-adopted This film follows the girls through the family finding process, and beyond. Have just watched the first one - really interesting. Or is there more of the series, do we see them again or different families? The UK is one of only two European countries that allows for the state to force a child into adoption without the consent of a child’s biological parents. That welcome party was relatively small, I've seen pictures of much larger ones, where everyone wants to come and meet the new child/children and maybe give them a hug as well. There were very emotional scenes throughout, though it ended with the family in a better place than before, and moving forwards togetherWatch it!

Indeed many such people make a determined effort I think to ensure that their own children get the love and care as a child that they never had. Having already had the chance to see the programme, she and Rob have had an unusual insight into the lives of their children's birth parents. Information from the Government on adoption in UK. So very sad. OK, last one! Info line: 0300 222 0022 (lines open Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm) Very interesting documentary. This is absolute rubbish. A BAAF search service for adopted people, birth relatives and adoptive relatives.Birthlink – Scotlandhttp://www.birthlink.org.uk/ This is page 1 of 5 (This thread has 108 messages.). Very moving and in depth, this is still relevant and worth watching 14 years after it first airedWatch all episodes - vimeo.com/album/25299934. Provides locally based adoption services across all of Wales and HerefordshireNew Family Socialhttps://www.newfamilysocial.org.uk/ There was a little sunshine at the end, but it was definitely much more realistic than I expected. Lorena and Ray, their birth parents, are devastated. Just watched it again!