by Gayle Swift | Jul 25, 2018 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
We’re all familiar with the old saying, “Everybody is a critic.” Feedback occurs regularly in life. People hand it out all the time. Often with negative results. Why? Because it is a skill that we rarely teach. As a result, feedback often results in...
by Gayle Swift | Jul 18, 2018 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
All families need healthy boundaries, especially adoptive families because we encounter rude incursions into our private business with greater frequency than non-adopted families. People are curious about us, our bonds, our children and our “stories.” They...
by Gayle Swift | Jul 11, 2018 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Family dynamics, General Discussion
As adherents of Adoption Attunement, we believe that having fun together as a family is an integral factor in building successful connection and attachment. It is far too easy to get hyper-focused on the education and discipline aspect of parenting and to lose sight...
