by Gayle Swift | Feb 14, 2024 | Adoption Attunement, Adoption constellation, adoption from foster care, Adoption success, Adoptive parenting, recommended book
Family communication. When you read that, what came to mind? How do you feel about the communication patterns in your family? Good communication is something we all recognize that we need. Yet, most of us struggle to accomplish it. Talking about the good times usually...
by gayles | Apr 6, 2022 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and is intended to prevent child abuse as well as raise awareness of it. Both are worthy goals. Growing Intentional Families Together supports them. So, what can we do to prevent child abuse? An obvious first step is to...
by Gayle Swift | Oct 16, 2019 | General Discussion
If you prefer to listen to this blog, click the player that follows. Next month our country will observe National Adoption Awareness Month which was created specifically to encourage the adoption of children languishing in foster care. How can we support this...
by Gayle Swift | Dec 20, 2017 | General Discussion
In the United States over 100,000 children in foster care need permanent families. Their most earnest Christmas wish is to receive a family who wants to welcome them into their hearts and homes and love them for a lifetime. There is no good reason that a child should...
by GIFT Coach | Jan 27, 2014 | Blogs by Gayle Swift
Today is multicultural Children’s Book Day! Adoptive families have a vested interest in expanding the concept of family life beyond the stereotypical picture. With increased knowledge comes understanding and this benefits all of us. Today we are reviewing The...
