Growing Intentional Families Together Blog
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Our Job as Parents
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day focus attention on the importance of our job as parents. To our children, we are the...
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 seemed to be...
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...
The Elephant in the Room: Fear of Rejection
The Elephant in the Room: Fear of Rejection Let’s face it, in Adoption World fear of rejection is the elephant in the...
Dear Abby, We Need to Talk about Gotcha
For adoptive parents, the arrival of their children is a miracle beyond conception and an event which they love to...
Adoptive Families Need Peer Relationships with Others Steeped in the Adoption Experience
Building families through adoption forges strong, loving bonds. It also realigns the life trajectories of entire...
Adoption Matters; Talk about It
Adoption matters; Talk about it! For far too many years adoption was buried under layers of secrecy. People considered...
