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You Get What You Give: Reunion in Adoption, A Birth Mother’s Personal Story
There are those who believe the Universe acts in mysterious ways. Then there are those who believe the Universe knows...
10 Ways to Grow Attunement with Adopted Children, AQ, Part 2
To prepare for National Adoption Month, last week we discussed the importance of parenting with a "High AQ"--parenting...
10 Ways to Increase Attunement with Adopted Children–Part 1
Let's stipulate that a healthy parent-child relationship grows in the nurturing cocoon of love. In adoptive families...
Preparing to Celebrate National Adoption Month
Mention November and most folks think of Thanksgiving. For us here at GIFT–Growing Intentional Families...
Fingerprints: More than a Picture Book, a Unique Identifier and Genetic Link
The wonderful adoption classic, Forever Fingerprints by Sherrie Eldridge is being reissued by Jessica Kingsley...
Bully for You
At one time, "bully for you" was a celebratory expression. Today the word bully occupies a lot of attention and...
Open Adoption: What it is not. What it is.
In this week's blog, GIFT is pleased to feature a guest blogger. Jody Cantrell Dyer, author of Eye of Adoption,...
Difficult Adoption Topics: Rape, Suicide, Drug Abuse, Prostitution, Incarceration, etc.
In this week's blog, we continue last week's exploration of Difficult Conversations in the context of adoption....
When the Truth is Ugly, Painful and/or Sad
Last week our blog focused on living the reality of unconditional love under extremely challenging circumstances. This...
Testing the Limits of Unconditional Love. Thoughts on “The Tell: A Memoir”
How many times have you said, "Through adoption I've learned to love unconditionally"? Have you ever doubted that...
