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Adoption Awareness Means Attuning to Adoptee Experience

by Gayle Swift | Nov 13, 2019

Deep listening builds awareness and leads, to attunement which nurtures connection and empathy which is experienced as the feeling of being loved for/as oneself. We made a promise to our kids when they joined our families to be a safe, loving, permanent family is to embody the elements of Adoption-attunement. One of the best ways we can honor that promise is to immerse ourselves in the elements of Adoption Attunement.

Awareness. Adoption. Accuracy. Affirmation.

by Gayle Swift | Nov 4, 2019

Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. National Adoption Awareness...

911 Parenting: Responding to an Emotional Meltdown

by Gayle Swift | Oct 23, 2019

Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this blog post... A friend who happens...

Kids Need Families

by Gayle Swift | Oct 16, 2019

If you prefer to listen to this blog, click the player that follows. Next month our country will observe National...

Performance Reviews, Progress Reports, and Parenting Goals

by Gayle Swift | Oct 9, 2019

Most of us face performance reviews on our jobs. While not a pleasant experience, the periodic assessments can help us...

To Love Our Real Child We Must Release the Child of Our Fantasies

by Gayle Swift | Oct 2, 2019

As Intentional Parents. we hold the belief that adoption is not an event but rather a journey. We accept that adoption...

Loss: An Uncomfortable Truth

by Gayle Swift | Sep 18, 2019

Learn how the coaches at GIFT Family Services can help you and your family navigate your adoption...

It Takes a Village.

by Gayle Swift | Sep 11, 2019

What draws us to assist others in times of crisis? Is it simply the hard knowledge that “There but for the grace of God go I?” Is it empathy? Religious conviction? Or simply fundamental human compassion? Regardless of the why, human beings are drawn to assist others when they are in trouble. We put our collective shoulders to the obstacle & press a collaborative shove.