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Adopted Child with RAD Shipped Back to Russia

April 12, 2010

Last week an unheard of horrific event occurred. According to the CNN report seven year old Artyom Savelyev, almost certainly afflicted with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) was placed on an airplane by his adoptive grandmother and shipped backed to Russia. It was just last September when Torry Ann Hansen adopted Artyom. Because of his “violent” [...]

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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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Oppositional Defiant Disorder — Be Wise, Not Right

March 31, 2010

Ah, there’s a paradox. But more about paradox later. ODD, another one of those alphabet soup names that we read or hear about. I was lucky enough to attend a seminar recently presented by Don Williams, Psy.D., “A Skill-Based Approach to Parenting Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder.” The program was presented by Help One Child. [...]

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Reactive Attachment Disorder on the Radio

March 23, 2010

One problem parents of children with Reactive Attachment Disorder) RAD confront time and time again is families and friends who don’t get it. They have never heard of RAD let alone what RAD is all about, so they don’t understand what RAD parents are going through. They do not understand what we tell them about [...]

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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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Do You Know the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?

March 17, 2010

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), provides the criteria for and classifications of mental disorders. It is generally considered to be definitive although not without controversy. Originally published in 1952, the DSM has been through several versions – DSM-4 is the current edition. Over the [...]

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A Reactive Attachment Disorder Motto: Don’t Get Mad, Get Happy

March 15, 2010

Out in our culture we often hear, “Don’t get mad, get even.” Sometimes we hear, “Don’t worry, be happy.” Neither is particularly useful when thinking about children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Depending on their histories, many RAD kids have had more than their share of parents getting even or something like it. Don’t worry [...]

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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 Families Need Support: Ten Tips for Getting Support from Family and Friends

March 4, 2010

It takes a village to raise a child has become a popular rallying cry. The village is central to healing a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). All too often our fellow villagers – families and friends — are critical of us, not supportive: “You’re being too strict. You just need to love your RADish [...]

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