by Gayle Swift | Jul 5, 2017 | Blogs by Gayle Swift
Last week we introduced the relationship pyramid and discussed how safety and security provide the foundation on which relationships depend. The more substantial the experience of feeling safe and secure, the stronger the relationship will be and the easier the...
by Gayle Swift | Jun 28, 2017 | Blogs by Gayle Swift
For most of us the carefully wrought, precarious balance of our family systems depends on everything operating as expected. But what happens when an event smashes that equilibrium? This made me think about parenting in adoption. Beyond the “normal”...
by Gayle Swift | Jun 14, 2017 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
In our latest podcast, Coaches Susan David and Joann DiStefano offer tips on how to Adoption Attune your relationships with your child aged zero to seven. Three additional episodes will follow: Adoptees and the Middle School Years; Supporting Your Adopted Teen; No...
by Gayle Swift | Jun 7, 2017 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Parenting in the Eye of the Storm by Katie Naftziger, LICSW has written a readable and practical book. Katie is both a therapist and a transracial adoptee originally from Korea. Subtitled, “The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Teen Years,”...
by Gayle Swift | May 10, 2017 | Adoption realities, Adoptive parenting, Blogs by Gayle Swift
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day focus attention on the importance of our job as parents. To our children, we are the life raft in which they find security, love, affirmation, and shared history. We educate, coach, and counsel. We serve as confidants and...
by Gayle Swift | Apr 26, 2017 | Blogs by Gayle Swift
Parenting is challenging work, probably far more difficult than you had anticipated. You might even find yourself wondering why nobody clued you in ahead of time. Think back, however, to the time when you were awaiting your child’s arrival. Most likely all you...
