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 Gayle Swift | Jun 27, 2018 | Adoptive parenting, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Even without a caption, we can infer that the dad in this photo clearly wants his son to listen. This graphic explodes with emotion. Negative energy stirs within ourselves as we look at it. It awakens memories of similar conversations where emotion overwhelmed reason....
by Gayle Swift | May 10, 2017 | Adoption realities, Adoptive parenting, Blogs by Gayle Swift
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day focus attention on the importance of our job as parents. To our children, we are the life raft in which they find security, love, affirmation, and shared history. We educate, coach, and counsel. We serve as confidants and...
by Gayle Swift | Mar 15, 2017 | Adoptive parenting, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Let’s face it, in Adoption World fear of rejection is the elephant in the room. Adoptees fear being rejected by their adoptive parents. Adoptive parents fear being rejected by their children. Birth parents fear being hated and unforgiven by their children. They...
by GIFT Coach | Mar 23, 2016 | Adoptive parenting, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors
Subscribers to this blog know that I recently became a grandmother. My husband and I are fortunate to spend time with him while his parents work. This has provided many opportunities to connect with him, to be intentional about how we spend time together, and...
by GIFT Coach | Aug 12, 2015 | Adoptive parenting, General Discussion
Parenting can be very rewarding; it can also bring us to our knees, leaving us overwhelmed, frightened and desperate. Kids with tough starts, trauma histories and strong wills can prove difficult to manage. What parent has not had the frustrating experience of...
