Surviving the Holidays When Parenting a Child with Reactive Attachment Disorder
Surviving the holidays with a child with reactive attachment disorder? Here are tips from RAD Advocates to navigate the chaos.
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Micaela Myers
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Micaela Myers
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Reactive attachment disorder differs for each child and family depending on its severity. And so should treatment.
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Nichole Noonan
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Anonymous
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Micaela Myers
Nov 16, 20214 min read
Reactive Attachment Disorder: The "Rare" Culprit That Stifles Traumatized Kids and Their Parents
We can't solve a problem until we recognize it. And reactive attachment disorder is a big problem, whether or not we choose to believe it.
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Micaela Myers
Nov 2, 20214 min read
Why a Parent of a Child with Reactive Attachment Disorder is One of the Loneliest Kind of Caregiver
Children with reactive attachment disorder have special needs. But others don't see it. So parents are left alone to create their "village".
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Micaela Myers
Oct 20, 20214 min read
How the System Fails Kids and Families Tackling the Impact of Early Trauma
At some point in our journey, most of us parenting a child impacted by early trauma find ourselves in over our heads. Where is the help?
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Nichole Noonan
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Advocacy actions: How a mom/nurse made a RAD impact in her graduate program
Every action creates impact. Every parent, professional and person can be a reactive attachment disorder advocate. Here's what one mom did.
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Micaela Myers
Sep 28, 20213 min read
What Parenting Developmental Trauma Does to a Mom's Mind, Body and Soul
Although developmental trauma impacts the entire family, moms (or sometimes dads) often get the brunt of it.
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Nichole Noonan
Sep 21, 20213 min read
Why we move our feet, hearts & hands for reactive attachment disorder advocacy (and how you can too)
Move to keep us in front of those working with traumatized families. So those charged with doing good can do better. To give parents voice.
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Micaela Myers
Sep 1, 20213 min read
A Harbor for Sinking Ships: A Mom’s Perspective on the Navigating Reactive Attachment Disorder Event
A mom-perspective of Navigating RAD 21, a first-ever conference especially for parents of kids with reactive attachment disorder.
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Micaela Myers
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In two-parent homes, where one parent stays at home and is the more primary caregiver, the other parent often sees a very different picture.
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Micaela Myers
Aug 9, 20213 min read
Reactive Attachment Disorder: The Best Approach to Educate Your Child's Educator
Most people have never heard of reactive attachment disorder. And those who have rarely understand it well. Educators are no exception.
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Carrie O'Toole
Jul 21, 20214 min read
The Added Trauma of Raising a Child with Developmental Trauma: When Everyone Turns Against You
Raising a child with developmental trauma is traumatizing, further compacted by the loss of friends and family.
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Monica Badgley
Jun 22, 20215 min read
What PTSD Looks Like in Kids with Siblings with Reactive Attachment Disorder
Healthy kids often become a byproduct of their sibling’s reactive attachment disorder; they also become traumatized.
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