by Gayle Swift | Jun 28, 2017 | Blogs by Gayle Swift
For most of us the carefully wrought, precarious balance of our family systems depends on everything operating as expected. But what happens when an event smashes that equilibrium? This made me think about parenting in adoption. Beyond the “normal” challenges of...
by Gayle Swift | Jun 14, 2017 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
In their latest podcast, GIFT Coaches Susan David and Joann DiStefano offer tips on how to Adoption- Atune your relationships with your child aged zero to seven. Three additional episodes will follow: Adoptees and the Middle School Years; Supporting Your Adopted Teen;...
by Gayle Swift | Jun 7, 2017 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Parenting in the Eye of the Storm by Katie Naftziger, LICSW has written a readable and practical book. Katie is both a therapist and a transracial adoptee originally from Korea. Subtitled, “The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Teen Years,”...
