by gayles | Sep 27, 2021 | General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listening Time: 8:28 While waiting to become a parent, I spent some time ruminating on the way my own parents raised me. After I became a parent the challenges of...
by gayles | Jun 3, 2021 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listen time 6:04 Father’s Day dominates our thoughts this month. Big Holidays like this are freighted with extra emotional baggage in the world of adoption. The importance of...
by gayles | May 5, 2021 | 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. Listen time 6:04 The month of May, rich with burgeoning life after winter’s severity, brings motherhood to mind . The observance of an official holiday further nudges our...
by gayles | Apr 7, 2021 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Strengthening Family Relationships, Values
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listen time 5:32 Babies are the most determined learners. Their survival depends on their ability to learn. Even in the face of persistent failure, they pick themselves up and...
by gayles | Mar 3, 2021 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listening time: 5:31 After a long winter of confinement and challenging weather, most folks are glad to add a bit of festivity to their lives. I suspect this explains why...
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...
