Happy Holidays… How to Make Them Happy
The season for giving is upon us! The problem is, with our wounded children, that is a recipe for disaster! Children with RAD, Reactive Attachment…
‘TIS THE SEASON.. by Nancy Thomas
As the holiday season approaches, my phone lines and emails are lit up like Christmas trees. Wild eyed mom’s stop me…
RAD; Sibling Support
by Monica Badgley “I’m fine.” But how could she be? Sitting, waiting, with her jersey and cleats on, she had missed her last soccer game…
RAD; What Therapy Bombs?
I actually had a therapist call me indignantly and demand I stop saying that children must have a parent with them in the treatment room.…
RAD; What Therapy is the Bomb?
I live in the high mountains of Colorado 150 miles from the best therapists. For 10 years I drove that road every week over two…
The Invisible Mom
It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I’m…
RAD; Children Stuck at Home
4 Steps to Success When your heart is pounding as you face the days with children “stuck at home" you know it is much more…
Choose Your Battles
Sharon, a weary mom, shared that she had been told to “Choose her battles” so she had not confronted her daughter about her lying, stealing…
The Death Sentence
The Death Sentence Years ago in another life I was working as a police officer assigned to criminal investigations. During my tour of duty, I…
RAD and the IEP for School
RAD and the IEP for School I have a great letter for teachers on my website that has helped many parents. These 7 areas should…
4 Most Important Medical Tests for Attachment and Behavioral Disorders
Written by Aimie Apigian, MD. Let’s play the “What If” game for a second……What if… there was an underlying biology problem in your child that…
Tools to Help Toddlers with RAD
Toddlers have meltdowns. Toddler’s with RAD ,Reactive Attachment Disorder, having major meltdowns rather than mini meltdowns. Having some tools to help them to calm makes…