From the category archives:

Negative Behavior

8 Critical Tips for Dealing with Splitting by Your Challenging Child

June 1, 2010

One of the more serious difficulties faced by parents of Challenging Children is triangulation or splitting. Simply stated this is when sweetums sets one parent against the other. Of course this is something that can happen in any family. You know the drill. “Mom, can I get an ice cream cone?” Mom: “No.” Later to [...]

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Kids with Reactive Attachment Disorder Love to Argue: A Powerful Way to Put a Stop to It

April 2, 2010

One of the endearing behaviors of children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is their love of argument. Oh, those kids will argue about anything. If you tell them to take out the trash, they will give you every reason you can imagine plus some more about why they should not do it. If you tell [...]

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Whining and Your RAD Child — A Loving Solution!

March 22, 2010

Chances are that if your child has Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) whining is commonplace. It can drive a parent up a wall. Here is a perhaps exaggerated scenario. “Mom, I want that _________ (fill in the blank!)” “No, not now.” In a more plaintive tone, “Mom, I really want it.” “I said no.” In an [...]

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Dealing with Your Interrupting RAD Child

March 11, 2010

My RAD child has recently has enjoyed asking me interrupting knock knock jokes. I am sure you know them: “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “Interrupting cow.” “Interrupting cow  . . .  “Moo, moo, moo.” RAD children love to interrupt adults in conversation. They annoy the heck out of us when they do and we tell them [...]

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Two Strategies to Help RAD Children Stop Stealing

March 5, 2010

Many children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) steal. They might steal out of your wallet. Or out of a friend’s backpack. If your RAD kid steals, I would be willing to bet that it drives you to distraction. You have told your child all of your concerns about stealing until you are red in the [...]

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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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