Bloggers, Podcasts & Social Voices That “Get It”

Parenting a child from foster care, adoption, or kinship care—especially one with attachment struggles like Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)—can feel incredibly isolating. But you don’t have to walk this road alone. There’s a growing community of parents, professionals, and advocates who openly share their wisdom, strategies, and encouragement online. Whether you’re looking for practical tools, fresh ideas, or simply the reminder that someone else gets it, these blogs, podcasts, and social media accounts offer a steady stream of both learning and hope.

Facebook pages to follow

• Beacon House Therapeutic Services and Trauma Team
  A mental health service provider who posts resources and information on trauma for caregivers
• Beyond Trauma and Attachment – BeTA
  Page run by a group of parents who are raising children that have experienced Complex Trauma.
• Don’t IEP Alone: A Day In Our Shoes
  Mostly posting about Special Education Advocacy, IEP advice and tips, disability parenting, and disability rights.
• Foster Care & Adoption
  Features uplifting stories about foster care, birth parents & adoptive parents including articles, news & anything related to adopting or fostering in the US. This is one of the largest adoption related FB pages.
• Nancy Thomas Parenting
  Posts adoption and parenting memes and links to articles and information related to RAD and trauma parenting.
• NVRnorthampton
  Posts promoting NVR (Nonviolent Resistance). This page is very supportive of parents of children with complex needs.
• Parents and Caregivers for Wellness
  Community page connecting parents and caregivers of youth with mental health needs to resources, advocacy skills, and educational opportunities.
• PEGS – Child to Parent Abuse Support
  Posts educational materials about CPV and support for caregivers. 
• RAD Advocates
  Page posting educational resources, encouragement for parents of RAD kids, and offering support.
• RAD Sibs
  Community organization page supporting Siblings of Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) or Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD).
• Raising Devon
  Supporting caregivers of troubled children with Reactive Attachment Disorder with resources, community, encouragement, and validation.
• The Radish Ranch
  Helping families find hope and healing, often through faith-based posts.

Blogs/websites

• Al Coates – Adoption: Fostering: Social Work
  A fantastic blog about adoption, foster care, child on parent violence and many other related topics.
• Echo Training
  Offers trauma-informed nonviolent parenting classes.
• Evergreen Psychotherapy Center
  With Terry Levy Ph.D.,  is one of the few treatment centers that “gets” it. They offer a monthly newsletter as well as other educational materials on their website.
• Holes in The Wall
  The important blog of Helen Bonnick about Child on Parent Violence (CPV). She’s also the author of Child to Parent Violence and Abuse: A Practitioners Guide to Working with Families.
• PEGS—Parental Education Growth Support
  Focuses on support services for families experiencing child on parent violence. While PEGS is UK based, they have resources useful for all on their website including a blog and social media links.
• RAD Advocates
  Offers education, support, blog posts and more specifically for caregivers of RAD kids.
• Raising Devon
  My website where you can find hundreds of blog posts and other resources directly related to parenting a child with RAD.
• The Imprint: Youth & Family News
  An independent daily news outlet focused on the nation’s child welfare and youth justice systems. They’re not always on point related to RAD awareness, but they cover important stories related to adoption, foster care, and the mental health system.
• Trauma Healing Accelerated with Dr. Aimie
  Offers many YouTube videos on how trauma affects your body as a traumatize parent and also some specific videos on RAD.
• Trauma Informed Parent
  Provides YouTube on a variety of trauma topics for parents

Podcasts

• Calm Parenting Podcast
  Not RAD specific but highly recommended by some RAD parents. This podcast offers solutions for discipline without escalation, stopping aggression and defiance, and more.
• RAD Parenting Podcast
  Episodes feature helpful tips about RAD, how to handle the children, and conversations with other parents and caretakers of RAD children.
• Child Welfare Information Gateway Podcast
  Produced by the Children’s Bureau for child welfare and social workers. They cover topics related to policies and services and practice.
• RAD Talk with Tracey
  Offers interviews with RAD parents across a variety of situations giving insight and creating solidarity within our community.
• SeenOutLoud Podcast
  Tells personal stories about those who have interacted with the child welfare system. This is very interesting, but unfortunately, they have yet to focus on the lived experience of parents raising children with complex mental health needs like RAD.
• The Adoption & Fostering Podcast
  Features interviews with people experiencing all aspects of adoption, foster care, and kinship care. Guests include adoptive parents, adoptees, birth parents, service professionals, and policy makers.
• The Adoption Connection Podcast
  Addresses a variety of adoption challenges with practical parenting advice. The hosts are positive and supportive of adoption, but also realistic about parental fatigue and the lack of support.

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