by GIFT Coach | Jun 17, 2015 | Adoption realities, General Discussion
June brings to mind Brides, grads and dads. All are well worth celebrating. This week our blog will focus on graduations in the adoptive family context. Many grads finish school and turn eighteen in the same year. That creates a double whammy of stress. For kids with...
by GIFT Coach | May 28, 2014 | Adoptee experience|Adoption-attunement|Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool|Blogs by Gayle Swift|General Discussion|Strengthening Family Relationships, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool
As parents, we appreciate the structure that rules bring to families. Sound rules establish firm, clear boundaries. This creates a secure framework for kids. It also offers them something to push against. Kids are born explorers–courageous, persistent they strain to...
