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…
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…
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…
You can get PTSD from dealing with a young child?
After my son was placed in a psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) I went to…
I will only adopt cats from here on out.
Since I was about 16, I have wanted to adopt children. Not babies, children. I…
Navigating Reactive Attachment Disorder – And Succeeding!
Gina and her husband adopted Maddox only to discover he suffered developmental trauma and was…
What it’s like being the sibling of a child with RAD
“It’s like living in a prison. We can’t go anywhere. All doors are locked. Alarms…
Aging out of RTF into the real world – a dangerous proposition
For the safety of our kids, who will someday age-out of residential treatment and into…
The Body Keeps the Score
This book will provide an interesting and enlightening background on the science of trauma. It’s…
Developmental Trauma and Psychosis
Though not symptoms of their developmental trauma, some children report hearing voices, seeing “beings,” or…
You’re angry…I totally get it
As a fellow parent of a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), I understand your…
California Looks To Lead Nation In Unraveling Childhood Trauma
Imagine identifying a toxin so potent it could rewire a child’s brain and erode his…