Raising Devon

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• Calm Frustration and Anger (meditation) - Highly specialized meditations created for moms of kids with RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder) by professional hypnotherapist, Chel Hamilton. How to…
• Finding Hope (meditation) - Highly specialized meditations created for moms of kids with RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder) by professional hypnotherapist, Chel Hamilton. How to…
• The BIG little book on Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) - Just getting started on your RAD parenting journey? This little 99-cent book is literally a BIG bang for your buck!…
• The 2 must-have books on RAD - Among caregivers of kids with RAD, these are the most popular books available today. Written from the RAD-parenting trenches, instead…
• USAToday: Broken Adoptions - For tens of thousands of children in the U.S., their ‘forever family’ doesn’t last long. USA TODAY investigates: Why do…
• Press Release - But, He Spit in my Coffee by Keri Williams wins 2002 IndieReader Discovery Award (IRDA)
• The Adoption and Fostering Podcast: Adoption Conversations – Keri - In this podcast episode Keri shares her experience of her son being diagnosed with RAD and about the lack of effective reactive attachment disorder treatment available for families like hers.
• But, He Spit in my Coffee: A reads-like-fiction memoir about adopting a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) - But He Spit in my Coffee is an award winning memoir about one family's adoption journey as they struggled to find treatment for their son's complex needs including Reactive Attachment Disorder.
• What is Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)? - Learn about Reactive Attachment Disorder causes, symptoms, and treatments. Also the Reactive Attachment Disorder DSM 5 diagnostic criteria.
• What are the most common Reactive Attachment Disorder symptoms? - Reactive Attachment Disorder symptoms, survey results
• Parents in crisis can’t parent therapeutically – so stop expecting us to. - Adoptive and foster parents usually reach a crisis point before we get help. No doubt, our children need us to be that calm and steady, therapeutic parent, but at that point, we simply don't have the capacity to do it.
• Where to find support groups for parents of kids with Reactive Attachment Disorder - Are you parenting a child from hard places? First, know you are not alone. There are thousands of us going through the same things. It's just sometimes difficult to find each other and connect for support.
• When suicidal ideations may not be serious - I opened the closet door to find my son Devon squatting in the shadowy darkness with a belt looped loosely…
• Childhood Trauma/RAD in the news - Childhood adversity and trauma are national health epidemics, though only recently making headlines. For example, Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) has…
• When they say RAD isn’t a “real” diagnosis… - “Saying RAD is not a ‘real’ diagnosis is like arguing Bipolar I Disorder or Autism Spectrum Disorder are not ‘real’…