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 | Sep 9, 2014 | Difficult Discussions, Faith and Values, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
Last week our blog focused on living the reality of unconditional love under extremely challenging circumstances. This week we will look at some challenges to telling the entire truth of “their story” to our children. Some children come to adoption because...
by GIFT Coach | Aug 27, 2014 | Difficult Discussions, Faith and Values, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Sexual abuse, Strengthening Family Relationships
How many times have you said, “Through adoption I’ve learned to love unconditionally”? Have you ever doubted that belief? Has it ever been rocked to the core by challenging circumstances or by the vehement disapproval of your child by a neighbor,...
by GIFT Coach | Aug 5, 2014 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Difficult Discussions, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, School & IEP Support, Strengthening Family Relationships
Growing Intentional Families Together is proud to post this important article which Heather Forbes, LCSW wrote for us. She is renowned for her work through the Beyond Consequences Institute. Through BCI, Heather Forbes advocates a healing, therapeutic response to...
by GIFT Coach | Mar 2, 2014 | Adoptee memoir, Adoption books, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Difficult Discussions
Split at the Root: a Memoir of Love and Identity, packs a riveting story. Against a lush tropical backdrop, a remarkable story of transracial “adoption” unfolds. As an adoption coach and an adoptive parent, I found her story riveting. It kept me up late...
by Gayle Swift | Dec 18, 2013 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Difficult Discussions, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
Holidays bring excitement, a desire to spend time with family and visit friends, and to add to the bank of treasured family memories. Such high expectations can be realized. But, in families whose children have a history of tough starts and trauma, often the holidays...
