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- What to do when child protective services investigates… - An interview with Diane L. Redleaf, a family defense pioneer Nationally-known leaders have called Diane L. Redleaf the “conscience of…
- What to consider before you adopt… - Two-year-old Kayla was shy with dimples that winked when she laughed. Her brother, three-year-old Devon, had curly brown hair, freckles…
- What teachers of children experiencing the effects of early trauma need to know - If you are a classroom teacher you almost certainly have students who have experienced childhood trauma. A recent national survey…
- What is Conduct Disorder? - I stand in the bathroom stall of the courthouse, texting a friend. “I can’t do this,” I write and lean…
- When you feel like you’re on the verge of a nervous breakdown… - Unless you’ve lived through a child’s relentless screaming, violent outbursts, physical aggression, and extreme manipulation – hour-after-hour, day-after-day – it…
- Out Of Options, Parents Of Children With Mental Illness Trade Custody For Treatment - Illinois Newsroom–Jul 31, 2018 When Toni and Jim Hoy adopted their son Daniel as a toddler, they did not plan…
- What Social Workers Need to Know When Working with Adoptive Families - By brave adoptive parent and advocate Pernell Meier Social workers have been an ever-present part of my family. Over the course…
- Parenting a challenging child? Here’s how to increase your resilience - Do you ever roll out of bed already over it? At your limit before the day starts? Knowing you can’t…
- The Boy Who Cried Abuse: When kids are abused in residential treatment facilities - Devon was a boy who cried wolf. On several occasions, he claimed workers had purposely hurt him. When he mumbled about…
- You need a safety plan - If you’re raising a child with RAD you almost certainly need a safety plan. Our children’s dangerous behaviors can include…
- Father’s Day for dads of children with RAD - Guest post by Terrie, RAD mom Today I remember all the dads – adoptive, foster, step and birth – for…
- The Essential Guide to RAD - Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD): The Essential Guide for Parents has the resources, advice, and information I wish I’d had when my…
- Why Residential Treatment is good (and not good) for kids with RAD - What’s your success been with Residential Treatment Facilities (RTF)? My son, Devon, has been in 2 group homes and 5…
- Dear friends & family - Dear Friend, I’ve told you before how I’m struggling with my child’s behavior but I’m not sure you understand how…
- Movie Review: The Boarder - When Annika and Zeb adopt Carl, an 11-year-old boy from the foster care system, they’re confident he’ll heal and thrive…