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• Video: Early Childhood Trauma – we need treatments now! - Learn more Aging out of RTF and into the real world: A dangerous proposition Raising a child with Developmental Trauma…
• Book Review: Becoming Superman - J Michael Straczynski’s (JMS) new memoir, Becoming Superman: My journey from poverty to Hollywood, is compelling, heartbreaking, and inspirational. It…
• Adoption: How not to be like a frog boiling in a pot - . It's really important to understand that, for kids with severe trauma, love alone is not enough. For the best prognosis, early intervention is key. This is why every adoptive (and pre-adoptive) parent must know the warning signs and where to find help.
• You’re angry…I totally get it - As a fellow parent of a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), I understand your anger. However, here's what I've learned: While anger is a natural response, it doesn't serve you or your child well. And here's why…
• NEW video teaches kids about trauma and the brain - I am so excited to share this exciting new resource with you! The Brain Game is a new psycho-educational, 20-minute…
• 1 in 5 kids who’ve spent time in foster care are LGBTQ: Valuable resources for parents - Coming out as LGBTQ can be particularly scary for kids who are in foster care or adopted. Here are the resources you need...
• Book Review | Me, The Boy, and the Monster - By Hannah Meadows It’s hard to overstate how much I love this book. I had the joy of proofreading it…
• How Racism, Trauma And Mental Health Are Linked - Research shows African-Americans are less likely to access treatment for mental illness.
• Developmental Trauma and Psychosis - Though not symptoms of their developmental trauma, some children report hearing voices, seeing "beings," or seem delusional. Here are the potential causes and what parents need to do about it.
• How to Start a Local Support Group - Looking to start a support group for parents of kids with developmental trauma and/or reactive attachment disorder (RAD)? Here's some tips to help you get started.
• Developmental trauma shouldn’t be a life sentence for any child or family - Originally published by Scary Mommy as Developmental Trauma Absolutely Destroyed My Family My husband and I jumped in heart first…
• Love Never Quits – Surviving & Thriving After Infertility, Adoption, and RAD - When Gina Heumann and her husband Aaron picked up their beautifulbaby boy from his Guatemalan foster mom, the warning signs…
• 10 Survival Strategies for Summer - As school winds down, many families look forward to beach vacations, summer camps and lazy days. They break out the…
• Understanding the long-term impact of early childhood trauma - Due to trauma during her early development, the lens Kayla viewed the world through was warped. It made even loving caregivers seem unsafe. Situations and people all appeared unpredictable. Kayla likely had no conscious awareness of this and she certainly could not verbalize it.
• Raising a Child with Developmental Trauma - Raising a child with developmental trauma can be incredibly difficult and isolating. The more you understand your child’s trauma history, and learn about the science of trauma and therapeutic parenting, the better equipped you will be to help your child heal.