by Gayle Swift | Aug 3, 2022 | Adoptee experience, Adoptee experience|Adoption-attunement|Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool|Blogs by Gayle Swift|General Discussion|Strengthening Family Relationships, Adoption Attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Uncategorized
If adopting is on your radar, it is essential to answer the question, Why Do I want to Become an adoptive parent? (And, if you have adopted, it is worthwhile to revisit this question.) Experience as adoption coaches and adoptive parents tells us that most people who...
by gayles | Mar 30, 2022 | Adoptee experience, Adoption Attunement, Adoption-attunement, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Family dynamics, General Discussion, parenting dream
Bananas, Cacti, and Kids–What do they have in common? Stay with me and I will explain. The old maxim that “April showers bring May flowers” helps us appreciate that certain ingredients must be present so a plant can flourish: water, air,...
by gayles | Feb 28, 2022 | Adoption Attunement, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Intentional Parenting, Strengthening Family Relationships
Growing Intentional Families Together knows that Ukraine is the birth country of many adoptive children. Russia is also the homeland of many adoptees. The recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia may be felt very personally by these children. We see this with our clients....
by gayles | Nov 3, 2021 | Adoptee experience, Adoption Attunement, adoption from foster care, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Every November our country observes National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM) to raise awareness of the children in foster care who are awaiting adoption because they “are unable to continue living safely with their families” (Adoptuskids.org.) Sadly, many will never...
by gayles | Jun 30, 2021 | Adoption Attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Family dynamics
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listen time 5:23 This month we celebrate the “birthday” and independence of the United States. Many folks observe the Fourth of July as an extended family. Holidays become...
by gayles | Feb 3, 2021 | Adoption Attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listening time: 5:49 Winter has arrived. Even here in South Florida temperatures have plummeted! Our instinct to hunker down drives us to turn to home for shelter, warmth, and...
