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Oct 186 min read

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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When Reactive Attachment Disorder Looks Like Something Else and the Medication Consequences

Micaela Myers

Sep 105 min read

When Reactive Attachment Disorder Looks Like Something Else and the Medication Consequences

Discover how reactive attachment disorder can be misdiagnosed and the consequences of wrong medication. Learn from a renowned psychiatrist.

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Developmental Trauma: Living With the Reality That Love Was Not Enough

Kathleen Johnson

Aug 274 min read

Developmental Trauma: Living With the Reality That Love Was Not Enough

Living with developmental trauma is a heart-wrenching reality. Read one family's journey of love, struggle, and advocating for families.

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Education, Developmental Trauma and the Best Equation for Your Family

Allison Ellenwood

Aug 167 min read

Education, Developmental Trauma and the Best Equation for Your Family

Navigating education with a child dealing with developmental trauma can be tough. Explore various academic options and find what works best.

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The World Might Be a Better Place If We Supported Parents of Kids with Reactive Attachment Disorder

Nichole Noonan

Feb 23, 20226 min read

The World Might Be a Better Place If We Supported Parents of Kids with Reactive Attachment Disorder

Just like parents can't love away cancer, they can't erase reactive attachment disorder with a "good home". Yet, that is the expectation.

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3 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way After Getting Arrested While Raising a Child with RAD

Anonymous

Dec 15, 20218 min read

3 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way After Getting Arrested While Raising a Child with RAD

How did my dream of helping kids in foster care end with my husband and I being arrested? Here's our story.

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Why a Parent of a Child with Reactive Attachment Disorder is One of the Loneliest Kind of Caregiver

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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What Parenting Developmental Trauma Does to a Mom's Mind, Body and Soul

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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Why we move our feet, hearts & hands for reactive attachment disorder advocacy (and how you can too)

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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A Harbor for Sinking Ships: A Mom’s Perspective on the Navigating Reactive Attachment Disorder Event

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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What Developmental Trauma/Reactive Attachment Disorder Looks Like Through the Eyes of These Dads

Micaela Myers

Aug 25, 20217 min read

What Developmental Trauma/Reactive Attachment Disorder Looks Like Through the Eyes of These Dads

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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What Reactive Attachment Disorder Really Looks Like Inside of the Home

Nichole Noonan

Jun 16, 20214 min read

What Reactive Attachment Disorder Really Looks Like Inside of the Home

What people assume from the outside is often very different from the reality of living with reactive attachment disorder.

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The cycle of trauma: When reactive attachment disorder in childhood grows up

Micaela Myers

Jun 8, 20213 min read

The cycle of trauma: When reactive attachment disorder in childhood grows up

Despite what some people think, children don't simply outgrow the impact of trauma. It's not a phase, it's reactive attachment disorder.

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Mar 22, 20213 min read

Drumroll, please….we have a new look!

As of today, RAD Advocates has a new logo and tagline with a website redesign on the way. While our look has changed, rest assured that...

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How a Child's Early Trauma Can Separate Their Parents' Relationship

Carrie O'Toole

Feb 8, 20215 min read

How a Child's Early Trauma Can Separate Their Parents' Relationship

Post updated in May of 2023 It’s a common story: A couple decides to share their love with a child. If the child enters the family...

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The reality of reactive attachment disorder parenting: When (not if) CPS investigates

Amy VanTine

Jan 31, 20215 min read

The reality of reactive attachment disorder parenting: When (not if) CPS investigates

It’s not often a matter of if, but when. The reality of reactive attachment parenting is that child protective services (CPS) will...

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Why Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder Feel Safer at Institutions Than at Home

Anonymous

Jan 26, 20214 min read

Why Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder Feel Safer at Institutions Than at Home

I remember our first visit to see our child at a residential treatment center (RTC). We entered through the double set of locked doors...

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7 New Year's Resolutions You Actually Need to Put on Your List as a Parent of a Kid with RAD

Heather Houze

Jan 17, 20215 min read

7 New Year's Resolutions You Actually Need to Put on Your List as a Parent of a Kid with RAD

In 2023, be the hero you deserve as you raise a child with reactive attachment disorder. But, as you do, be kind to that hero.

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When a parent needs to call the police on her child with reactive attachment disorder

Heather Houze

Jan 12, 20217 min read

When a parent needs to call the police on her child with reactive attachment disorder

“What do you want me to do for you?” the police officer said. I will never forget the perplexed look on the young officer’s face when I...

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The one thing my son needs most that I can't give him in any new year

Heather Houze

Jan 5, 20212 min read

The one thing my son needs most that I can't give him in any new year

The decorations are back in their boxes. Gifts exchanged. Another year behind us. But as other people look toward the future, I’m...

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