Growing Intentional Families Together Blog
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Family Traditions by Intention
Have you ever given thought to the small yet memorable traditions which generations of your family have repeated?...
And the Winner is … Our Family
We are in the midst of Award Season. Media is touting favorites and making predictions for the Oscars, Emmys, etc.....
Helping Hands, Helping Hearts
To ensure that kids get the lesson behind every choice we make, we must make the thoughts and choices visible to them and share our reasons for doing these things. Even if we feel silly or self-conscious, let’s choose to do it anyway. Imparting our values is too important to leave to chance or the wavering attention of children. Here are just a few examples:
Soundtracks Build Connection
Music evokes emotion in ways deeper than words. It unlocks memories reminding us of people, places, times, and events. This is why film producers spend small fortunes blending the perfect soundtrack for their works. Most of us compile music collections on our phones and can listen whenever we wish, to whatever we choose. We care about music and even consider certain special songs as “ours.” As Intentional Parents, music offers us an important avenue for strengthening connection with our kids.
Heart to Heart Conversations
Unless adoptive parents are also adoptees, we can only approximate in our minds and hearts what it must be like for...
Muscle Cramps, Triggers & Traumaversaries. Oh My!
In the world of adoption, we hear a lot about grief, loss, trauma, and emotional triggers. As parents how do we deal...
Planting the Seeds of Relationship Success
I took a class this weekend to learn about native plants for the garden in my new house. The most basic rule the...
Families: Building Bridges over Troubled Waters
The push-pull of modern life keeps us and our families under pressure and on edge. This tends to drive us apart into...
Childhood Transitions: Endings Hold the Seeds of the Next Beginning
On Friday my three-and-a-half-year-old grandson begins “school” for the first time. Toddlerhood will give way to...
The Gift of Trust & the Courage to Admit Vulnerability
How might efforts to cover up our challenges and struggles be sending powerful messages that the truth is too challenging for our family relationships to survive?
