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Unattended Extreme Crying and Reactive Attachment Disorder

April 28, 2010

A few short weeks ago a young adopted boy was shipped back to Russia by his adoptive mother. The mother claimed that the boy was violent and destructive and that she could not handle the situation. She claimed, also, that she was deceived by Russian authorities when she was informed that the boy was in [...]

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Crying Babies at Risk of Brain Damage

April 23, 2010

This is so important that I simply had to publish it here right away. This is precisely one of the principal causes of Reactive Attachment Disorder. Crying babies at risk of brain damage LONDON – Distressed babies who are left to cry are at greater risk of developing problems later in life, a childcare expert [...]

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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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Jumping Jacks!

January 29, 2010

Good old fashioned jumping jacks are excellent exercises for our challenging children. And it all gets back to the brain. When a challenging child gets stuck in all those charming ways that challenging children have – argumentative, defiance, tantrums, and so on – you can bet that something has triggered that fight or flight response. [...]

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RAD and the Brain

January 29, 2010

To understand our kids with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) it is more than helpful to know something about the brain. The more you learn about the brain, the more you will understand your RAD child’s behavior. Here is a brief introduction to the subject. According to Bruce Perry, MD, child psychiatrist and neuroscientist who works [...]

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