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 | May 6, 2020 | Adoption Attunement, General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. As adults, we “know” the world through direct physical experience. It is easy to assume that we all “see” the same thing. Yet nothing could be further...
by gayles | Mar 4, 2020 | Adoptee experience, Adoption-attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Strengthening Family Relationships
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Read time 6:25 During this month folks who are Irish—literally or metaphorically—celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Like many holidays, a non-sectarian sense of fun has...
by Gayle Swift | Oct 9, 2019 | General Discussion
Most of us face performance reviews on our jobs. While not a pleasant experience, the periodic assessments can help us determine important information: an employer or senior management’s satisfaction with our performance, an opportunity for salary adjustment based on...
by Gayle Swift | May 2, 2018 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Family dynamics, General Discussion
Last weekend my son turned thirty-three.* (He’s grown a fair bit since this photo was taken!) We marked the day with the usual festivities including ice cream cake, candles to blow out, voices raised in off-key song. Sounds pretty typical but it was far from...
