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 gayles | Feb 26, 2020 | General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this blog post. We’ve all experienced moments which left us embarrassed and needing to be accountable. Humble pie is never tasty and yet life serves it up regularly. (Honesty compels me to...
by Gayle Swift | Jul 18, 2018 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
All families need healthy boundaries, especially adoptive families because we encounter rude incursions into our private business with greater frequency than non-adopted families. People are curious about us, our bonds, our children and our “stories.” They...
by Gayle Swift | Jul 5, 2017 | Blogs by Gayle Swift
Last week we introduced the relationship pyramid and discussed how safety and security provide the foundation on which relationships depend. The more substantial the experience of feeling safe and secure, the stronger the relationship will be and the easier the...
by GIFT Coach | Nov 30, 2016 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Rear View Mirror, Gratitude and the Lens of Love Conventional wisdom says hindsight is twenty/twenty. With Thanksgiving now in our rear view mirrors, what lessons can we bring forth throughout the holiday season? Intentional Parents can choose to sustain a gratitude...
