RAD, Healing the Foundation
An old Bedouin metaphor says: Never let a camel get his nose in your tent. In the US we say: “Give them an inch and…
Tag: mental health problems
Great Dads of RAD
My friend Tim said, “This week with my daughter has been like living in a firestorm. She keeps creating sparks and embers for me to…
RAD, Is It Rare?
Written by Nancy Thomas My stomach turned! Once again a gentle loving family had been misguided and hurt for years by an adoption worker telling…
Parents’ Three Jobs written by Sarah Owens, LPC
One day, in a therapy session with a mom and a rather precocious 8 year old, we were discussing the 6 jobs of children. The…
RAD and Forgiveness
Three Steps to Get Them to Care. “I’m sorry” is so often a lie with children afflicted with RAD. They have little to no conscience…
Calming Chaos in Class
Written by Nancy Thomas She raised her hand and challenged me, ” You mean when my friend and I go out on weekends to run…
To Cry? Or Not To Cry? That is the Question
Note from Nancy: These two Awesome Moms have different stories. One went with her instinct and one went with bad advice from others. In the…
School Vouchers
The New Buzz Word in Education Reform During the committee hearings conducted for Education Secretary Nominee Betsy DeVos the term “vouchers” was mentioned several times.…
RAD: Follow the Leader To Healing written by Nancy Thomas
Hyperactive or Hyper vigilant? Too many children are mis-diagnosed as hyper active with attention deficits when the real problem is hyper vigilance caused by early…
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…