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Intentionality and Parenting in a Time of Social Unrest
The tragic events in Virginia this past weekend have left the entire country reeling. Violence has taken root in...
Coping with Transitions …
Anyone connected with adoption knows that transitions tend to unsettle adoptees. Some posit that it echoes the primal...
Families Matter: NACAC Conference 2017… Reflections
Last week Sally Ankerfelt and I participated in Families Matter: Exploring Solutions in Adoption and Foster Care the...
Expanding Skill Sets for Adoptive Families: Conferences … Sharing & Learnin
It's conference time and GIFT coaches Sally Ankerfelt and Gayle Swift have traveled to Atlanta to attend NACAC's...
Mirroring and Belonging: Building Healthy Relationships
Last week we introduced the relationship pyramid and discussed how safety and security provide the foundation on which...
Adoptive Families: Planning for the Unexpected
For most of us the carefully wrought, precarious balance of our family systems depends on everything operating as...
Adoption-attuned* Parenting Tips for Ages 0 – 7
In their latest podcast, GIFT Coaches Susan David and Joann DiStefano offer tips on how to Adoption- Atune your...
“Parenting in the Eye of the Storm”: an Important Resource for Families
Parenting in the Eye of the Storm by Katie Naftziger, LICSW has written a readable and practical book. Katie is both a...
Faith Communities and Adoption
As Intentional adoptive parents, we understand that our families need resources. Not just any resources. We need...
Our Greatest Treasures: Memories Not Stuff
After a very lengthy and debilitating illness, my husband died in December. During these difficult eight years, we...
