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 19, 2014 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, School & IEP Support, Strengthening Family Relationships
Over the next few weeks, schools around the country reopen. The air pulses with excitement. The lassitude of summer gives way to the frantic busy-ness of school. New supplies, new teachers, new classes all bring the anticipation of a fresh start. But school also...
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 | Jul 30, 2014 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
A recent article written by the Adoption Council of Ontario focused on the concept of inducement which they define as “a psychological concept which describes the use of non-verbal communication to induce one’s own emotional state in another. Inducement is...
by GIFT Coach | Jul 15, 2014 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Strengthening Family Relationships
Umenta.com reported on recent research by Dr. Marshall Duke of Emory University indicates that children benefit from repetition of family stories. “Duke found that children who were exposed to family stories experience “higher levels of emotional...
