Category: Children Adoptions
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Exciting News on My RAD Course!
Oh my gosh, I have great news. My course has been purchased several times. The director of Wasatch International Adoptions purchased the beginning section. She is going to add it to the agency training manual for new adopting families. The director, Ms. Kathleen Kaiser gave the course a great review. This is what she said […]
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Informing Professionals and Adoptive Families Communicating to Each Other About RAD
Over the last 11 years, the recurring complaint from families of children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is that NOBODY LISTENS TO THEM. I hear this statement all the time. Why is RAD such an ignored diagnosis? Nobody, even the majority of therapists, recognize the symptoms of RAD. The common diagnosis that’s given to children […]
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Options for Parents of Children with R.A.D.
Are you an adoptive parent of a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder? Have you considered dissolving your child’s adoption? I can hear the protests now. “Why would anyone consider getting rid of their child?” As a former parent of a child with RAD, I know why parents do consider placing their child with another […]
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Anyone Here Experiencing Burnout with R.A.D.?
I just heard a song that I feel says it all for me today. “Stop the World and Let Me Off!” With everything going on in the world, Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), seems like such a minor thing. For families dealing with their children with RAD and associated behaviors, their world is a day-to-day existence […]
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If Only I Were Younger!
I wish at times that I were younger. Every time I work with a family who says they can’t parent their child any longer because of their child’s sexualized behaviors, I want to yell, “Send ‘em my way!” These children are just children that an adult or an older child has sexually traumatized. These kids […]
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Are you ready to learn more about Reactive Attachment Disorder?
In just a few days, when my brain and computer work together, I’m going to be launching the first part of my on-line course called: “Opening the Eyes of Professionals to The Realities of Reactive Attention Disorder in Children” A Course for Physicians, Social Workers, Teachers, Police, Judges, Psychologists, and Psychiatrists This course is really […]
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Role Model Therapy
Today I’ve invited JENNY DEW to be my guest and post about a unique therapy for children with Reactive Attachment Disorder that she and her husband used for her two kids with RAD. Thank you, Jenny. Explanation for Role Model Therapy I had a few people ask me about how I talked my therapist into […]
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What Happens When You Have to Interact with DSS?
If there were one group of people that should help families in distress it should be someone from the Department of Social Services in your state. RIGHT? Yeah right!!! I know. The sad stories of adoptive families who reach out for help, show they get kicked in the teeth with disbelief, blame and threats. Yep, […]
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Are You Interested in Adopting a Child with R.A.D.?
Why adopt a child with RAD? Do you like older children? Do you enjoy being able to have a meaningful conversation with a child? Older kids often really appreciate being treated like an equal, but still need direction. Are you ready for the ride of your life? RAD kids will take you where no one […]
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What Makes Families of R.A.D. Kids Crazy?
There are some specific things people who want to adopt children from other countries or the US Foster Care systems need to consider. These are all those unknown things that can be major triggers. Have you heard the saying “Never adopt out of birth order?” What that means is if you have other children in […]