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...
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, General Discussion
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, General Discussion, 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 process of...
by gayles | Aug 5, 2020 | Adoptee experience, Adoption Attunement, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Ethics, General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listen time 8:00 Recently I’ve been providing full-time day-care for my four-year-old grandson and will be homeschooling him when school restarts. The words of my...
by gayles | Jul 1, 2020 | Adoption Attunement, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, International Adoption, Strengthening Family Relationships
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listen time 10:24 Intent Versus Impact: Why It Matters It is easy–and naive–to expect that our good intent guarantees a positive result. Even the purest intentions...