by gayles | Sep 27, 2021 | General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listening Time: 8:28 While waiting to become a parent, I spent some time ruminating on the way my own parents raised me. After I became a parent the challenges of...
by gayles | May 5, 2021 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listen time 6:04 The month of May, rich with burgeoning life after winter’s severity, brings motherhood to mind . The observance of an official holiday further nudges our...
by GIFT Coach | Jan 8, 2020 | General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Read time 6:21 Adoption Myths Adoption myths persist because we find comfort in the reassurance they offer. They reinforce people’s belief systems. Some myths reassure...
by Gayle Swift | Nov 4, 2019 | General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. National Adoption Awareness Month is in full swing. As a reminder, the purpose of #NAAM is to raise awareness of the many foster children who need permanent families. When it...
by gayles | Jun 5, 2019 | General Discussion
School is out for the summer here which draws to mind a question: How can Intentional Parents glean the best that this interlude can offer families? Released from the burden of homework, academic projects, and extracurricular activities and all the stress and time...