by Gayle Swift | Dec 11, 2024 | Adoptee experience, Adoptive family life, Adoptive relationships, holidays
During the holidays we can easily get caught up in a whirlwind of making things “more.” More fun-filled. More extravagant. More memorable–all of which can make the holidays MORE STRESSFUL. Of course, it is impossible to completely delete the material...
by gayles | Sep 27, 2021 | Adoptive family life, Adoptive parenting, General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listening Time: 8:28 While waiting to become a parent, I spent some time ruminating on the way my own parents raised me. After I became a parent the challenges of parenting...
by GIFT Coach | Sep 21, 2016 | Adoptive family life, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, General Discussion
Would you enjoy a sundae made of the finest ingredients money can buy: rich, home-made ice cream, sprinkled with nuts, slathered with dark chocolate? Yum? Is your mouth watering? Wait! Let’s add one more topping: thick, gooey hot sludge. SLUDGE??? That’s...
by GIFT Coach | May 8, 2013 | Adoptive family life, General Discussion
All parents want their home to be a loving place. While, discipline is often considered one of the most important roles of parents, GIFT asserts, however, that playfulness serves an essential role for families, one that underpins attachment and success as a family....
