by Gayle Swift | May 8, 2024 | Adoptee experience, Adoption constellation, Adoption products, Adoptive parenting
Adoption, Expectations, and Mothering Since 2011, this blog has shared thoughts and insights on many aspects of adoptive family life and relationships. Consequently, our expectations, thoughts, feelings, and understanding about adoption and mothering have evolved in...
by Gayle Swift | Apr 27, 2022 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
In our culture, we celebrate motherhood and moms. If you are a mother, On Mother’s Day, most likely your family may honor you with gifts. Whether these gifts are large or small, inexpensive or costly, handmade by little ones or purchased, you will...
by Gayle Swift | May 10, 2017 | Adoption realities, Adoptive parenting, Blogs by Gayle Swift
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day focus attention on the importance of our job as parents. To our children, we are the life raft in which they find security, love, affirmation, and shared history. We educate, coach, and counsel. We serve as confidants and...