Feeling Safe At Night
Children need to feel safe. Many of our children were hurt at night, often in their own bed! Some children laid in their rooms and…
Category: Parenting Tools
RAD: Hold The Line
My friend, Melissa, was visiting from Alaska. She knows how to drive in the snow and is a very capable person so I had no…
RAD and Thankfulness
A Powerful Tool to Build Thankfulness Did you know the exact opposite of anxiety is gratitude!? What a healing salve thankfulness is for the heart…
RAD and Food Stealing and Hoarding
Why Do Children Hoard Food? Autumn is here! Harvesting the fruits and vegetables here on the ranch has kept us busy! Here is a picture…
Poison
I almost poisoned my dog last night!! Elan works hard and yes, I spoil her! I admit it, I share my food with her. (It…
Respite Defined!
What is Respite? Respite is defined as: “lifting a burden or pain”. When living with a challenging child, that means someone else takes the child…
RAD and Kryptonite
What’s your kryptonite? I was ruminating about it lately and have some ideas and dilemmas but I have DEFINITE PROOF that our children were born…
The Super Hero Exam
by Nancy Thomas Why are our children looking for a super hero? Why is this such a HUGE issue for our kids? Do we have…
RAD and Waiting: two opposites!
by Nancy Thomas Patience is Priceless “Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting” says Joyce…
Road Block
by Nancy Thomas There was a Huge Wall I first saw Anna across the circle from me. Her long blonde hair hung in a braid…