by Gayle Swift | Jul 13, 2022 | Adoption Attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Uncategorized
As parents, we raise our families following a compass built on our Values and Beliefs. We rely on these guideposts for inspiration, strength, and reassurance. Our Values and Beliefs operate as guardrails that provide us a sense of safety which in turn gives us...
by gayles | Mar 9, 2022 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Living adoption, Strengthening Family Relationships
“Parenting is the toughest job that you will ever love,” my grandma who was the mother of 14 children, warned me. I agree with her; Parenting has proved to be the hardest and the most joyful part of my life. Parenting is not for the faint-hearted, the...
by gayles | Dec 1, 2021 | General Discussion
Given that the name of our coaching firm is Growing Intentional Families Together, we obviously believe in the value of intentionality. We define our particular “flavor” of intentionality as “Adoption Attunement. “We know parenting with...
by gayles | Aug 4, 2021 | Adoption-attunement, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Intentional Parenting, school, Strengthening Family Relationships
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Listening time: 6:44 In the beginning, we dream of pregnancy and then discover it is unachievable. That dream ends. Still, we continue to dream and choose to focus on our core...
by gayles | Jan 29, 2020 | Adoption-attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Family dynamics, Strengthening Family Relationships
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Read time 3:38 So far this month this blog has examined several priorities for parenting success in 2020. At the risk of being overly obvious, we must consider ourselves and the...