Kids with RAD have an indefatigable need to control the people and situations around them because they only feel safe when they prove to themselves they are in control. To understand this, we must go back to the underlying causes of the disorder.
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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.
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Child-on-parent violence is at epidemic levels in some families. However, it’s a taboo topic in our society and there’s little help available for parents or children.
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Gina and her husband adopted Maddox only to discover he suffered developmental trauma and was diagnosed with RAD. Through years of therapy and specialized schools he’s a successful and well-adjusted teenager with a bright future ahead.
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If your child has attachment issues, The Boy who Build a Wall Around Himself is the perfect book to cuddle up
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Adoption finalization is a reason to celebrate. Parents have filled out mountains of paperwork, waited months or years and shed
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