by GIFT Coach | May 29, 2011 | General Discussion
by Emily Perl Kingsley I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability – to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this…… When...
by GIFT Coach | May 15, 2011 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Joann DiStefano, Difficult Discussions, Foster Parenting, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors
As a parent, and especially one who has adopted two children, I have come to believe that boundaries and manipulation are two sides of the same coin. It had been my belief that boundaries are the wall that we put up in order to feel safe within ourselves. Without that...
by Gayle Swift | May 14, 2011 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Susan David, Foster Parenting, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
Hello friends! This time of year is busy! Having just celebrated Mothers’ Day, our family is looking forward to our second son’s high school graduation. I know for me I have been thinking that my son is nearly the same age as his birth-mother when she had him. Yes,...
