by GIFT Coach | Nov 5, 2014 | Adoption reunioin, Blogs by Guests, General Discussion
There are those who believe the Universe acts in mysterious ways. Then there are those who believe the Universe knows exactly what she’s doing. I’m one those people. And I know it’s true because of my own story and the divine intervention that...
by GIFT Coach | Oct 30, 2014 | Adoption Attuned Parenting
To prepare for National Adoption Month, last week we discussed the importance of parenting with a “High AQ” —parenting with Adoption Attunement. To recap, we stipulated that love is the beginning of adoptive family success. We also asserted that love is...
by GIFT Coach | Oct 22, 2014 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Let’s stipulate that a healthy parent-child relationship grows in the nurturing cocoon of love. In adoptive families love is present, pervasive, intentional and committed. Unfortunately, love is not “enough” to firmly heal a child’s losses in...
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 | Jun 25, 2014 | Adoptee experience
Adoption is, at its essence, about creating loving bonds built by intention instead of biology. Often we refer to ourselves as Forever Families. This phrase intends to reassure adoptees that they’ve landed in a safe harbor where they can expect and depend on a...
