by GIFT Coach | Jun 10, 2015 | Adoptee experience
I recently read Adoptee Survival Guide by Lynn Grubb. This collection opens a window into the actual experiences of adoptees who are now adults. Each shares their personal truth and offers insight into how we can support adoptees as their parents, partners and peers....
by GIFT Coach | Nov 6, 2014 | Blogs by Guests, General Discussion, The Adoption Process
To observe National Adoption Month. GIFT is featuring a variety of guests bloggers. Enjoy their stories. We appreciate their willingness to share such private moments. I was 41, Single and Jewish…and I was matched in THREE months! So first, let’s...
by GIFT Coach | Apr 23, 2014 | Quotations
Adoption related ideas pop up in the most unexpected places. While discussing some excellent novels–none of which had adoption themes– GIFT coaches came across quotes that placed them in an adoption frame of mind. Consider these lines from Allegiant by Veronica Roth:...
by GIFT Coach | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last week we visited the concepts of the family Emotional Bank Account and the Family Memory Banks. Having explored the idea for a week, what changes have you observed? Once you set the intention to accent the positive, what kinds of things did you notice in both...
by GIFT Coach | Apr 17, 2013 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Infertility
Most people have a childhood dream of becoming a parent. Children spend hours in fantasy play, pretending to be like their mommies and daddies and rehearsing their own future role of parent. For many adults, this desire intensifies when their relatives and friends...
