by Gayle Swift | Jan 17, 2018 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
While I’m away, I’m reposting this blog . It includes useful strategies and tips for Intentional Parenting 2018. January traditionally motivates us to review the recently ended year and to set our intentions for the new year. As adoptive parents this...
by GIFT Coach | Aug 3, 2015 | General Discussion
Identity formation in adoption is a complicated process and we have explored it from many angles recently. In last week’s GIFT blog post, eighteen-year-old adoptee Elias Ankerfelt shared some insights about his recent visit to the Philippines and the orphanage...
by GIFT Coach | Jun 17, 2015 | General Discussion
June brings to mind Brides, grads and dads. All are well worth celebrating. This week our blog will focus on graduations in the adoptive family context. Many grads finish school and turn eighteen in the same year. That creates a double whammy of stress. For kids with...
by GIFT Coach | Jun 3, 2015 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
During the last month or so, our family has celebrated several family milestones. My son turned thirty. My husband turned sixty-seven. We observed our forty-fourth (!) wedding anniversary. With great hoopla (and decked out in costumes,) we gathered for a baby shower...
by GIFT Coach | Nov 19, 2014 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Adoptive parents rely on a well-stocked parenting tool box. Connecting with Kids Through Stories: offers a novel technique based on sharing stories drawn from the actual experiences of a family. How can stories make a difference? How can they help children heal ,...
