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Protecting Our Kids: Coronavirus Isn’t their Greatest Hazard
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. As of February 3, 2020,...
One Key to Succeeding as an Adoptive Family
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2020 Vision for Intentional Adoptive Parents
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A New Year, A Fresh Perspective: Addressing Adoption Myths
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Happy New Year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! May 2020 Bring Great Blessings
Coaching: Hands Together for the Climb
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this blog post. Parenting...
Which Sign Are We Displaying? Welcome or No Vacancy?
We ponder the message of “No room at the inn.” Flip the “no vacancy” sign to “Welcome!”Our children’s sense of belonging arises out of our acceptance which “simply allows them to be fully authentic…to feel loved as they are…and make sure that was the loudest thing [we speak.]” -John Pavlovitz
Rejection Casts a Long Shadow
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Adopted and Staying Healthy: Dealing with an Information Gap
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Adoption Awareness Means Attuning to Adoptee Experience
Deep listening builds awareness and leads, to attunement which nurtures connection and empathy which is experienced as the feeling of being loved for/as oneself. We made a promise to our kids when they joined our families to be a safe, loving, permanent family is to embody the elements of Adoption-attunement. One of the best ways we can honor that promise is to immerse ourselves in the elements of Adoption Attunement.