Some of you may have noticed that recently blog entries have been few and far between. Several things have contributed to this fact. First of all, with one kiddo home much of the last month of school and trying to get ready for summer, I was unable to find the time to sit down and [...]
I just spent the evening with a good friend, who is also a mom of a wounded child. I can’t tell you how comforting it was to have someone understand what I’m going through and to know I’m not going crazy! More and more, I realize how important having contact with other moms of [...]
This past month has been a difficult one for me. The combination of having my son home during the day, trying desperately to plan out the schedule for the summer and secure enough support for me, as well as a few very, very intense therapy sessions has been enough to send me into myself, trying [...]
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 [...]
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! [...]
I made a realization today. It came in the middle of my hour and 1/2 with my son during the school day. (You know, the time he stays home because he got kicked out of his regular school program.) My son is stuck right now, and today he was making every effort today to try [...]
I have been talking and meeting with a lot of moms of wounded kids these past few weeks. One mom’s 17 year old adopted son just ran away this week. He was in a program for delinquents when they adopted him, but had been doing great up until recently. She’s heartbroken. Some moms don’t know [...]
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