Other people's children

Stephanie was brought up in France in a French family, but her birth parents are Indian – she’s an intercountry adoptee. In the 1980s and 1990s thousands of babies, like Stephanie, were adopted from India into white, western families. Now, inter-country adoption is more regulated ...  Show more

On a busy street in Kabul, a young artist steps into traffic wearing a steel sculpture she has shaped around her breasts and buttocks. She calls the piece Armour. Within minutes, a crowd gathers. Days later, death threats force her to flee the country. Today, Afghan artist Kubra ...  Show more

Other people’s children. The mothers who leave their own families behind to care for someone else’s. This special episode, from The Documentary, is hosted by Dear Daughter’s Namulanta Kombo. She speaks to women from around the world who are in the so-called “global care chain”. T ...  Show more

There are many reasons people cut back on travelling once they have children - the cost for one, and the extra luggage! Beatriz de la Pava talks to women from Lithuania and the United States about bringing children along for a life of travelling adventures.

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De nombreux parents sont dans une situation de multiculturalité, ils ont des origines culturelles différentes, ne parlent pas toujours la même langue. Cette situation suscite bien souvent de nombreuses questions : comment faire vivre chacune des cultures ? Que transmettre à l’enf ...  Show more

Ever wonder what it takes to be a world-schooling family? Listen in to find out how my guest navigates it with her family. Click here for show notes and more from Jeanne-Marie, Your Parenting Mentor. Current Event Update: this episode was recorded earlier this year before Kayla h ...  Show more