by GIFT Coach | Nov 27, 2013 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Faith and Values, Foster Care Adoption, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships
November is National Adoption Month. In 1985, we celebrated our first Thanksgiving as an adoptive family. We sat at table and joined hands to give thanks for our many blessings: our cozy home, the friends who joined us, the bountiful meal before us, and most...
by GIFT Coach | Nov 20, 2013 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Difficult Discussions, Faith and Values, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
We adoptive parents are thrilled to have our children in our lives. For most of us, the adoption process required determination, commitment, and persistence. Adoption changed everyone in the family, not just the adoptee. We all–parent, child, siblings, and our...
by GIFT Coach | Nov 13, 2013 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
What compelled you to write “ABC, Adoption & Me”? Adoption brought great joy to my husband and me. We were thrilled to leave childlessness behind and to join the ranks of “Parents.” As the children were growing up, we worked hard to make adoption a normal part of...
by GIFT Coach | Nov 8, 2013 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Faith and Values, General Discussion, Infant Adoption, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
In honor of National Adoption Month, GIFT is sharing the insights of adoptees. We invited them to share any thoughts which might assist families currently raising their children. Our first guest blogger is Parker Swift, pictured at left at 22 months. He is now 28....
by GIFT Coach | Nov 8, 2013 | General Discussion
It takes heroic effort to remain calm during a verbal attack launched by an out of control child. The natural inclination is to feel offended by the ugly words hurled. Striving to love and care for their child, a parent may feel crushed to hear, “You’re a horrible...
