Growing your family through adoption can be amazing,but getting started can be difficult. In this introductory episode, host Shrinath V speaks to Sunil Arora, Executive Director of Bal Asha Trust about the basics that prospective parents need to know when considering adoption.

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Adoption, when done legally, confers the same rights to the child as with biological children. In this episode, host Shrinath and Sunil Arora, Executive Director of Bal Asha Trust, discuss what adoption agencies do,the process to declare children 'legally free for adoption' and why you should only adopt through legal means.

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As a prospective adoptive parent,you have some choices to make around the age of the child you want to bring home,the states you want to adopt from and medical conditions to keep in mind of and for the child. In this episode,we learn about the choices you have,what the legal charges for adoption are and what to do if you have to move to another country after filing for adoption and more.

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Adoption is a great way to grow your family, but many prospective parents undertake a journey to convince themselves, their partners or their families about this life decision. In this episode, our host Shrinath V. showcases the experience of parents and discusses the many complexities of this journey with Adoption Agency expert, Sunil Arora of Bal Asha Trust. Get advice on how to deal with doubts, reluctant partners, getting your family on board, handling sibling rivalry, and bonding with your child . And learn more about the rights of adopted children to get to know their birth parents

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One of the first steps in adoption is formally getting a home study conducted and uploaded to the CARA site. A home study is a report by a qualified adoption professional who evaluates your home's readiness to welcome a child. In this episode, we discuss what a home study entails, how it serves as a safe space for counseling and what you should be aware of after it's done.

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While choosing to adopt is an individual choice, doubts along the journey may not be unique. Many questions that flow through your mind may have answers, if you just seek them. In this episode, we talk about adoption counseling - a way to gain clarity and confidence. When and how you should tell a child, handling questions around birth parents and other questions that trouble adoptive parents - we discuss all these and more.In this episode, we discuss what a home study entails, how it serves as a safe space for counseling and what you should be aware of after it's done.

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You're so close to your BIG moment! You've been matched, and are waiting to finally meet your child. And you sense, along with the excitement, a bit of anxiety as well. In this episode, we discuss how one can prepare for these BIG moments where you finally meet your child. Sunil Arora, Executive Director of Bal Asha Trust, takes us through how one prepares for an adoption committee meeting, why and how the moment you meet your child may be different from what you imagined and how one could handle fears that the child may have in your journey to bonding as a family.

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Yay! Your child is finally home. Your family feels complete. But now, comes practicality. How do you tell neighbors and friends? How do you deal with inadvertent but potentially hurtful comments? In this episode, we discuss the homecoming, soothing the child's concerns once they're home, handling biases and more.

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Positive language is key to talking about adoption with your child and others. In this episode, we discuss the difference using positive language makes, how to deal with problematic questions from others, helping the child with their own story and more. We also discuss the importance of build a community you can turn to in your journey as an adoptive parent.

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In season finale, we bring you golden bits from Kunal Kohli about being his journey and being an adoptive parent in the public eye, while John and Vani speak about their experience adopting an older child, who spoke a different language and share how they overcame initial bumps in the road. We also learn the experiences from the other side of the table as we speak to an adoptee about what her journey was like. We end with talking to one of the founders of For & Of Heart Babies (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ForOfHeartBabies), an adoption community that focuses on removing stigma around the process and helping paving a less rocky road for future families to come to be through adoption.

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