Tag: Nancy Thomas
RAD: Top Tools to Stop Critics
There are severe challenges to living with and helping to heal a child with RAD child. Critics that have judged and condemned parents without all…
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: Spotting it in Toddlers
Time Does Not Heal. My great grandson, Lincoln, is here! It is so awesome to see what an attached toddler does. So many families I…
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…
Furry Friends and RAD
Written by Nancy Thomas. When are Pets a Good Idea? I am not just horsing around or barking up the wrong tree here, animals make…
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…
RAD and the Crushing Power of Praise
Master Manipulator. The principal and the school secretary were digging through the school dumpster! They had already sorted through the entire row of cafeteria trash…
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…
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…