by Gayle Swift | Jan 17, 2018 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
While I’m away, I’m reposting this blog . It includes useful strategies and tips for Intentional Parenting 2018. January traditionally motivates us to review the recently ended year and to set our intentions for the new year. As adoptive parents this...
by Gayle Swift | Dec 20, 2017 | Foster Care Adoption, General Discussion
In the United States over 100,000 children in foster care need permanent families. Their most earnest Christmas wish is to receive a family who wants to welcome them into their hearts and homes and love them for a lifetime. There is no good reason that a child should...
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 | Mar 8, 2017 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
For adoptive parents, the arrival of their children is a miracle beyond conception and an event which they love to celebrate. In a recent letter, Dear Abby extolled the virtues of “Gotcha Day” as a wonderful way to celebrate an important and life...
by GIFT Coach | Aug 31, 2016 | Relationships in adoption, The Adoption Triad
Adopted: looking the part and living the part of adopted person or adopted family, is something most of us had no idea we’d be doing. How can we best prepare? Develop a High AQ* (Adoption-attunement quotient.) Release pre-conceived notions about adoption and...
