[Translate] Republished by Blog Post PromoterI really did read all the books I was supposed to before completing an older child adoption. Everything about attachment, ODD (oppositional defiant disorder), ADHD, basic parenting…parenting a hurt child, a child with no conscience…basically...

[Translate] Help support GIMH! Vote for our Room of Your Own at BlogHer! Log-in to BlogHer and then vote as an attendee. More of my ideas and techniques are below, continued from part one (don’t miss it…).  Same disclaimers apply:  I’m not an expert and these aren’t all...

[Translate] My grab bag of RAD techniques Parenting a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is a struggle.  There are those saintly folks out there who can do it with grace and dignity and I am not one of them.  However, through many readings, daily research, an ear to listen to those who’ve...

[Translate] I have read a lot of articles, journals, books and anything else I can get my hands on – all about RAD.  I try to soak up the information and promise myself to use it everyday in dealing with my kids. But, I’m human. The information seeps back out my brain and I resort to...