by Gayle Swift | Jul 10, 2024 | Adoptee experience, Adoption Attuned Parenting, Adoption constellation, Adoption success, Adoptive parenting
This familiar phrase plays out on nearly every family journey. It always seems to take longer to get to a desired destination. Children nearly burst with a need to vocalize their barely restrained anticipation. Parents might be less vocal. Yet often, they too are...
by Gayle Swift | Dec 12, 2018 | General Discussion
Last Friday while returning to our car after attending our local Christmas parade, I tripped and fell. While this is never great for one’s pride, it turned out it was a lot worse for my knee too. Not wanting to put a damper on the festive mood, I sucked up the...
by GIFT Coach | Mar 30, 2016 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Did you know that March 29 is National Smoke and Mirrors Day? Smoke and mirrors is a familiar expression to describe the distraction techniques used by magicians as they try to entertain with their illusions. The audience enjoys the deception even while they struggle...
by GIFT Coach | Dec 2, 2014 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Faith and Values, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, Strengthening Family Relationships, The Adoption Process
We constantly look for ways to help families connect and create positive relationships and moments of togetherness that build healthy bonding in a family. A Facebook video posted by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University struck us as a wonderful blog...
by GIFT Coach | Dec 5, 2013 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Strengthening Family Relationships
At GIFT Family Services, we constantly look for ways to help families connect and create positive relationships and moments of togetherness that build healthy bonding in a family. A Facebook video posted by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University...
