by Gayle Swift | Oct 16, 2019 | General Discussion
If you prefer to listen to this blog, click the player that follows. Next month our country will observe National Adoption Awareness Month which was created specifically to encourage the adoption of children languishing in foster care. How can we support this...
by Gayle Swift | Oct 9, 2019 | General Discussion
Most of us face performance reviews on our jobs. While not a pleasant experience, the periodic assessments can help us determine important information: an employer or senior management’s satisfaction with our performance, an opportunity for salary adjustment based on...
by Gayle Swift | Oct 2, 2019 | General Discussion
As Intentional Parents. we hold the belief that adoption is not an event but rather a journey. We accept that adoption operates as a permanent factor that shapes and influences who our children are, how they think, respond, grow, and experience the world. We...
by Gayle Swift | Sep 18, 2019 | General Discussion
Learn how the coaches at GIFT Family Services can help you and your family navigate your adoption journey. We’ve faced our share of family challenges and crises, ridden the metaphorical rollercoaster, and our families have not only survived; they...
by GIFT Coach | Sep 4, 2019 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Guests, Empathy, General Discussion, Intentional Parenting, Strengthening Family Relationships, The Adoption Triad
We are privileged this week to have this guest blog written by Lynn Grubb. She is both an adoptee and an adoptive parent. She lives adoption from both sides of the relationship equation! Enjoy, listen, and learn! Lynn Grubb is an Illinois born adoptee, and a 50-year...
by Gayle Swift | Aug 28, 2019 | Adoption-attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Family dynamics, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships
The coaches at GIFT Family Services are passionate about creating and identifying resources for adoptees and their families. We consider books an effective communication tool for adoptive families. Over the years, we have compiled an extensive collection of book...
