by GIFT Coach | Oct 6, 2015 | Blogs by Susan David, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
Part 1 of a 4 Part Series highlighting the recent ATTACh Conference in Minneapolis, MN Recently, my colleague, Sally Ankerfelt, and I (Susan David,) attended the 27th Annual ATTACh Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota as both presenters and participants. Each year...
by GIFT Coach | Sep 9, 2015 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Anyone who will be involved in your post-adoption life must be a fully enrolled part of your team. (This does NOT mean they are entitled to the details of your childrens’ stories. It DOES mean that they must have a commitment of the heart that becomes their...
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...
by GIFT Coach | Jul 8, 2015 | Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships
Growing Intentional Families Together coach, Gayle Swift writes a blog, “Writing to Connect.,” which reviews children’s books through an Adoption-attuned lens. Some books that she reviews focus on adoption-themed topics but most do not. Here are two...
by GIFT Coach | Feb 25, 2015 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Difficult Discussions, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors
In our recent blog post we discussed The 5 Love Languages of Children, by Chapman & Campbell and learned the benefits of using a child’s primary Love Language because it can provide a direct way to connect with them. The 5 Love Languages of Children asserts...
