by GIFT Coach | May 19, 2016 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships, suicide
In adoption, great joy and many blessings coexist with grief, sadness, curiosity, regret and other complicated but very real and profound emotions. We’ve focused several recent blogs on proactively establishing an adoption-attuned safety net for our children....
by Gayle Swift | Sep 16, 2014 | Blogs by Guests, Difficult Discussions, Foster Care Adoption, General Discussion, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
In this week’s blog, we continue last week’s exploration of Difficult Conversations in the context of adoption. GIFT–Growing Intentional Families Together–is pleased to include another important voice from the wider adoption community. Beth O’Malley...
by Gayle Swift | Apr 8, 2026 | Building Connection, Building family connections, by Gayle H. Swift, Family dynamics, Strengthening Family Relationships, Telling a Complete Story, The Adoption Triad, Tri-relational Interconnectivity
Episode 27 of our vlog/podcast focused on the unique aspects and responsibilities of adoptive parenting. (Click this link to listen to the entire conversation.) The conversation began with a clip from Jean Kelly Widner, author of The Adoption Paradox. Jean’s...
by gayles | Aug 5, 2020 | Adoptee experience, Adoption Attunement, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Ethics
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listen time 8:00 Recently I’ve been providing full-time day-care for my four-year-old grandson and will be homeschooling him when school restarts. The words of my...
by gayles | Feb 5, 2020 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Difficult Discussions, Intentional Parenting, Strengthening Family Relationships
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. As of February 3, 2020, eleven cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in the United States. Thousands in China have fallen ill and 361 have died.[1] As responsible parents, we...
