Growing Intentional Families Together Blog
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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...
Our Job as Parents
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day focus attention on the importance of our job as...
Podcast Series: Questions to Ask before, during & after Adopting
GIFT coaches Susan David and Joann Distefano host a podcast called "Essentials for Adoption-attuned Parenting* If you...
Having Fun Yet?
Parenting is challenging work, probably far more difficult than you had anticipated. You might even find yourself...
Out of the Ashes, a New Reality Emerges
We shared the recent Easter weekend with my son’s birth mother and grandmother. How apropos it...
Dear Mother I Do Not Know …
Recently, an adult adoptee shared with me a letter that she wrote when she was ten years old. It reflects directly on...
Witness of the Heart
Adoptive families frequently encounter rude, inappropriate, intrusive or, dismissive questions and comments. Most of...
