Today, one of my sons got his new Ipod Touch in the mail. This child has worked hard, saving up both his hard-earned allowance and his birthday money from over a month ago. He truly earned purchasing this item, and he was extremely excited about it. I knew, however, that the day would not be [...]
Last week was….you guessed it! Therapy week! Oh yea! This time, we basically spent the entire session discussing issues and talking about me. How I need to handle situations, planning out the summer schedule, my feelings toward my children’s behaviors…..that sort of thing. Something our therapist told me really stuck out. She said, point blank, [...]
Much of the way we must parent children with Reactive Attachment Disorder goes completely against any and all logic and “normal” parenting. In “normal” parenting, negative behavior is followed by a negative consequence (either natural or one determined by the parent), to try to teach the child a lesson. With RAD children, many times their [...]
When dealing with wounded children, we generally assume that it’s not a matter of “if” we will be accused falsely by them. It’s a matter of “when.” Wounded children triangulate. It’s just a matter of fact. Usually, the source of our false allegations (at least the ones we know about) have been our third son. [...]
Yesterday, I took my kiddos to an amazing ranch in Yakima to do some therapeutic horseback exercises. This ranch, a non-profit, offers a program throughout the summer of therapeutic interactions and eventually horseback riding with the kids for free. By the way…if you live in Yakima or Tri Cities area, you should totally check out this place! [...]
Oh yea. I discovered yesterday that my son has developed a shrine ‘O pee in his bedroom. I can tell you guys are all jealous! I bet YOU don’t have a pee shrine in YOUR house! I knew that something was amuck when the hallway of our new house began to smell like urine. Hmmm….. [...]
I have found the feelings journal to be quite helpful. My kids hate it. But, I have observed that if they’ve gone more than a week without writing in it, I see the difference in their behavior.
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