by Gayle Swift | Dec 4, 2019 | General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this blog post. Anyone who is intimately familiar with adoption recognizes that it includes a profound experience of both/and: both losing and gaining a family, both heartache and joy,...
by GIFT Coach | Oct 30, 2014 | Adoption Attuned Parenting
To prepare for National Adoption Month, last week we discussed the importance of parenting with a “High AQ” —parenting with Adoption Attunement. To recap, we stipulated that love is the beginning of adoptive family success. We also asserted that love is...
by GIFT Coach | Oct 22, 2014 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Let’s stipulate that a healthy parent-child relationship grows in the nurturing cocoon of love. In adoptive families love is present, pervasive, intentional and committed. Unfortunately, love is not “enough” to firmly heal a child’s losses in...
by GIFT Coach | Jul 16, 2014 | Adoption Attuned Parenting
Adoptees are not broken but they are profoundly influenced by their adoption. Shaped, not defeated, or doomed by it. Being adopted gives rise to unique needs that must be met so adoptees can grow a healthy, confident adult identity. This process requires an...
