How parents of kids with RAD get PTSD
"It’s unreasonable to force a parent to bond with a child whose behaviors have led to his or her PTSD,” said Institute for Attachment and Child Development Executive Director Forrest Lien. “The whole family needs healing in order to foster parent-child attachments." Published by the Institute for Attachment and Child Development. […]
15 Practical Self-Care Ideas for Parents
via Blog – Institute For Attachment and Child Development A self-care list for the exhausted, frazzled, frustrated parents without a minute or ounce of energy to spare. Buy little indulgences that help calm you. Nestle scented candles strategically throughout your home to provide scents for instant relaxation and calm. Pamper yourself […]
When a mom struggles to love and attach to her child with Reactive Attachment Disorder
Originally published by the Institute for Child Development. Carol was bitter and angry—on edge. Shortly after we met through a mutual friend, she told me about her three adopted sons. She adored her youngest son. The older two were regularly suspended from elementary school, lied incessantly, and threw screaming fits daily. […]
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 therapy. Something was wrong with me and I needed to fix myself before my son returned home. He was 10 and had been terrorizing our family with his violent and out of control behaviors for several […]