Growing Intentional Families Together Blog
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Recipe for a Happy Family
As the yeasty scent of homemade bread baking in my oven filled my kitchen the other day, I had a thought. Wouldn’t it...
Perspective on Gift-giving for Adoptive Families
What unique factors complicate the art of gift-giving and its connection to relationship building within the context...
Celebrate Family Wins: Start the Year on a Positive Note
Celebrate your family wins & start the year on a positive note. Note & affirm incremental progress. Encourage & affirm more than you criticize & evaluate. Make 2023 a year in which you allow yourself and your children grace, to try, to fail, and appreciate the lessons learned along the way.
Create A Memorable Holiday: Focus on Strengthening Connection
For many folks, December is a month in which they think deeply about peace, goodwill, and family togetherness. Whether...
Five Goals for Growing Your Perspective of Adoption
n acknowledgment that November is National Adoption Awareness Month, we challenge you to GROW your perspective of adoption. We invite you to move beyond seeing adoption as a “blessing” or “miracle” to embrace the more complicated reality. Help build a more nuanced conversation about adoption one that acknowledges the bitter and the sweet, the losses and the gains, the heartache and the joy. Here are several GROW suggestions to which you might commit. If you prefer, please create some of your own.
Facing the Storms of Family Life
Did you realize that adoptive parenting and hurricane preparedness have a lot in common? Think of it as “Hope for the...
Without you The Picture Is Incomplete
Digital photography makes it easy for us to snap dozens—if not hundreds of pictures of our kids documenting almost...
WHY DO I WANT TO BE AN ADOPTIVE PARENT?
If adopting is on your radar, it is essential to be clear in your own mind about your reasons for wanting to adopt. This helps you make an informed decision—one that is not based ONLY on emotions.
Simon Benn Interviews Coach Gayle H. Swift
Gayle H. Swift, one of our coaches was recently interviewed by adult adoptee Simon Benn for his podcast, "Thriving...
6 Important Parenting Lessons: Balancing Risk and Safety
As parents, we raise our families following a compass built on our Values and Beliefs. We rely on these...
