From the monthly archives:

February 2010

RAD Kids Who Lie — Future Writers?

February 25, 2010

Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) tell lies about anything at any time. They will lie to your face about something that just happened in your presence, where the truth is obvious. And the more you react with anger, the worse it gets. When a RADish knows how to push your buttons, the more the [...]

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10 Powerful Ways to Defy Defiance

February 24, 2010

Defiance is a major issue for children suffering from Reactive Attachment Disorder. We all have the privilege of dealing with defiance and often are frustrated about what to do. Here are 10 ten actions you can try. Loving eyes – Always always always loving eyes. Calm assertive voice – Keeping your voice calm and assertive [...]

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Assumptions

February 19, 2010

Kids with Reactive Attachment Disorder can be incredibly mischievous, to put it mildly. Classicly, kids with RAD are sneaky, they steal, they lye, and so on. The list of unpleasant and unacceptable behaviors is long. It is very easy to assume that if something is missing, broken or out of order that our RADish is [...]

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*PIZZAZZ* for RAD Kids

February 16, 2010

*Pizzazz*. I love *pizzazz*. RAD kids make many mistakes – they misbehave, steal, lie, and so on. They seemingly do anything they can to earn consequences. (Please avoid punishment; they had more than enough of that before they came to you.) When they do something correctly and the way we want it, when they do [...]

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Not A Great Morning

February 8, 2010

I am embarrassed. Our daughter got to me today and I have not responded like I would want to. This has not been a great morning. No, more accurately it hasn’t even been a good morning. Our dear little sweetums woke up in a mood. Actually the problems started last night and were only partially [...]

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Reactive Attachment Disorder and Strong Sitting

February 2, 2010

Strong sitting is an important tool for challenging children. It is a meditation-like technique that helps our children relax into the front of the brain where they can function appropriately. Rather than attempt to describe strong sitting with written words, you can see a demonstration of strong sitting conducted by four delightful children on You [...]

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