by Gayle Swift | Feb 14, 2024 | Adoption Attunement, Adoption constellation, adoption from foster care, Adoption success, Adoptive parenting, recommended book
Family communication. When you read that, what came to mind? How do you feel about the communication patterns in your family? Good communication is something we all recognize that we need. Yet, most of us struggle to accomplish it. Talking about the good times usually...
by Gayle Swift | Feb 7, 2024 | Adoptee experience, Adoption Attunement, Adoption constellation, Adoptive parenting, Deep listening, Intentional conversations
Adoption. We’ve GOT to talk! Adoption is complicated and overflows with coexisting ambiguities. It both creates and fractures a family. Adopting parents gain a child. Birth parents lose a child. The adoptee loses his birth parents and family. He also gains...
by Gayle Swift | Jan 3, 2024 | Adoption success, Adoption-attunement, Adoptive parenting, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool
As 2024 debuts, a sense of possibility fills our thoughts and hearts. Growing Intentional Families Together will continue to create and make a difference with adoptive families. We have several changes ready to launch, including a reimagined podcast, a series of vlogs...
by Gayle Swift | Nov 2, 2023 | Adoptee experience|Adoption-attunement|Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool|Blogs by Gayle Swift|General Discussion|Strengthening Family Relationships, Adoption Attunement, Adoptive parenting
If you are an adoptive parent or if you hope to become one, adoption is likely on your mind frequently. So, when you read the title of this blog, “Adoption Matters. Talk about It” you can easily imagine yourself sharing your joy at being or becoming an...
by Gayle Swift | Jul 26, 2023 | Adoptive parenting
School Bells Ring Soon. Get Ready! Set Goals. In my state, schools will reopen in two weeks. Other states will soon do the same. So, this got me thinking about how we can help you–and your children–set the stage for success. Parents and students all hope for a good...
by Gayle Swift | Jul 5, 2023 | Adoptive parenting, Parenting
Summer is in full swing. Our kids are out of school and the days are hot, long, and often stormy. How can you find your way through the chaos to sustain an attuned, vibrant connection? This is one of the many things we address with the families whom we coach. We also...
