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...
by gayles | Feb 3, 2021 | Adoption Attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift
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...
by gayles | Jan 2, 2021 | Adoption Attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listening time: 10:17 Lessons from 2020 The past year taught us we must learn to discuss hard things, listen to multiple voices with respect, and complete attention. We must...
by gayles | Nov 11, 2020 | Adoption Attunement, adoption from foster care
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listening time: 4:07 November features National Adoption Awareness Month (#NAAM). This has gained enthusiastic support from adoptive parents who wish to declare the benefits of...
by gayles | Oct 7, 2020 | Adoptee experience, Adoption Attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listen time 7:39 At the risk of sounding like Captain Obvious: our lives have been totally blown off their normal courses. Covid-19 realigned our lives, redefined our social...
by gayles | Sep 2, 2020 | Adoption Attunement, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Ethics, Intentional Parenting
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listen time 7:11 Families follow a core set of values that governs their priorities, shapes their belief system, and guides their behaviors. (We’ve blogged about the...
