by GIFT Coach | Oct 9, 2014 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Difficult Discussions, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships, The Adoption Triad
The wonderful adoption classic, Forever Fingerprints by Sherrie Eldridge is being reissued by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. An adoptee and a staunch advocate for adoptive families writes, who LIVES the adoption journey, Sherrie connects with adoptees’ hearts and...
by GIFT Coach | Jan 29, 2014 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Faith and Values, Foster Care Adoption, Foster Parenting, General Discussion, Infant Adoption, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships, The Adoption Process, The Adoption Triad
Welcome to another installment of The Adoption Blog Carnival, a smorgasbord of adoption conversations from several bloggers. Check them all out. Each one has a useful tidbit that you’ll be glad to know. We are please to participate in this group effort to...
by GIFT Coach | Jan 15, 2014 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Blogs by Joann DiStefano, General Discussion, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships, The Adoption Triad
Adoption is a journey for all involved. #adoptionblogcarnival GIFT is collaborating this week with fellow travelers on their journey of adoptive life. Enjoy reading the various perspectives. Tell us how their message connected with your experience of life in an...
by GIFT Coach | Dec 18, 2013 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Difficult Discussions, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships, The Adoption Triad
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...
by GIFT Coach | Sep 25, 2013 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Blogs by Joann DiStefano, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships, The Adoption Triad
According to Steven Covey, “The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are.” I would assert, that the pivot point which governs a parent/child relationship revolves around feelings—our own and our child’s....
by GIFT Coach | Oct 8, 2012 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, The Adoption Triad
Would you consider it a privilege to have your legs amputated? Would you cherish your bionic replacements without yearning for your original limbs? Would you be glad you’d been chosen for this honor? Absurd, right? No matter how wonderful your robo-legs were, part of...
