#ReactiveAttachmentDisorder

[cerev1ty]

🧠 Understanding and Managing Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) 🧠

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) develops in children who have experienced neglect or inconsistent caregiving, leading to difficulties forming healthy attachments. At CEREVITY, we provide insights into the causes, symptoms, and treatment approaches for RAD. Our therapeutic strategies help individuals and families foster secure attachments, promoting emotional stability and healthier relationships.

Learn more about managing RAD and supporting emotional development: https://cerevity.com/understanding-and-managing-reactive-attachment-disorder/

[ilumebreakingcycles]

#parenting #adoption #psychology #therapy #family #children #childhood #tutoring #counseling #mentalhealth #reactiveattachmentdisorder #attachment #kids #respite #respitecare #trauma #traumarecovery #traumahealing #autism #asperger #specialeducation #sensoryprocessingdisorder #sensoryintegration #sensoryestimulation #sensoryissues #fostercare #fosterfamily #adoptivefamily #rad #selfcare

[killinitinkinder]

At what point...

Does the majority become the priority? At what point does the school system and courts say enough is enough?

40+ kids have been endangered at this point. 2 classrooms have been destroyed. Charges have been pressed against BOTH parents due to changing custodial situations.

When do the other kids who come to school to be safe but DON’T destroy the classroom become the priority?

And how can I continue to look them in the eye and tell them my job is to keep them safe and provide a safe space? When I obviously don’t have control over that.

Yes, this student has LOTS of issues and deserves love and respect but they need to be in a facility for that where they can be restrained if needed AND where their presence doesn’t inflict undeserving consequences on the others around them.

I wish I knew where the line was drawn.

[adoptionofhope]

4 weeks into the Enneagram. Here's what I'm learning: Tests can mistype you so you should take them like you're in your early twenties at the point of your highest ego. I was mistyped as a 9 a year ago and I never followed up because it wasn't truly me but who I wanted to be and knew I could never live up to it. This is building a deeper relationship with my husband. 💖 Knowing his number and him knowing his number is deepening communication. . Because of the trauma in my kids lives I see where their type 2 and 4 motivation and personality protected and supported them. . My goal is to learn how the Enneagram and PTSD dance a delicate balance in a person's life. . Knowing every person sees life different in a special Enneagram way makes me want to love deeper, speak kinder and act more graciously. . I wish I had known about the Enneagram while my dad was alive. I think we would have a had a better relationship. . . #enneagram1 #enneagram #wife #wifelife #marriage #enneagramtypes #adoptionrocks #adoptionofhope #adoptiveparents #adoptionjourney #adoption #mom #momlife #love #lovethem #lovewins #reactiveattachmentdisorder #ptsdawareness #ptsd #newideas #traumainformed #traumaawareness #missedopportunity #dad https://www.instagram.com/p/CEPCaNGhhET/?igshid=1pyc4s4oitfk0

[thehangrymom-blog]

Foster Puppy

A strange little post by a very tired mom. Our dog recently had puppies. One of the puppies had a very difficult start. As a result, it had to receive special care. We tried to keep it with mom as much as possible, but with other puppies, mom did not want to care for it and it was best for us to remove it. We have continually tried supplementing our bottle feedings with momma. Its strength is good and we have tried to leave it unattended with momma. She pushes it away when I walk away. So here I am loving on a puppy that has reminded me of the difficult start my children had. I don't want it to have repercussions from this, but as I hold it at night while it cries.....

[melehuna]

‪So many people need to follow this advice, especially our tragically broken daughter Rachel! www.areyouawarewolf.com‬

[0mynous]

I guess it's back to the way it was before. Except now, I've shown my hand, and everything is awkward as fuck. Here I go, ruining friendships again.

[mdyasinahemedblog]

DANCING With a porcupine parenting wounded children without losing your self

✨Parenting is hard. So what do you do when you’re parenting a child who has experienced trauma or has extra challenges? 

You often feel alone and inadequate. You want so much to help your child, but you are at the end of your own rope. You feel guilty that sometimes you want to just quit.

What can you do — how can you make it through the day — how can you help your child while also taking care of yourself?  

Maybe someone you love is parenting a traumatized child. Or perhaps you are a social worker, counselor, or other professional who sees families like these every day. You want to know how to better help them.

In Dancing with a Porcupine, Jennie Owens shares with humor and raw honesty the compelling story of her struggle to save her own life while caring for three children she and her husband adopted from foster care. How could she stay loving, giving, and forgiving in the midst of a daily battle with children acting out the rage, resentment, and pain of their own traumatic pasts? 

When faith, endurance, and creativity are not enough, what’s next?

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[ilumebreakingcycles]

#parenting #adoption #psychology #therapy #family #children #childhood #tutoring #counseling #mentalhealth #reactiveattachmentdisorder #attachment #kids #respite #respitecare #trauma #traumarecovery #traumahealing #autism #asperger #specialeducation #sensoryprocessingdisorder #sensoryintegration #sensoryestimulation #sensoryissues #fostercare #fosterfamily #adoptivefamily #rad #selfcare

[adoptionofhope]

It's been 3 years but he's finally done it! Squirt cleaned his room on his own. With (a new diagnosis of) ADHD to go along with his PTSD and RAD, he's struggled to complete tasks. It's taken a new psychiatrist, new meds, and a new way of looking at life built on hard work and awesome therapy. He's a hero. 🦸‍♂️ I'm so proud of how hard he's worked to get to this day. ❤️ . He says he wanted to show off his toys. I say, "I'm just glad to see your floor!" 😄 (Thanks @enneagramandcoffee for your new book The Honest Enneagram. We're learning so so much!) #kidsroom #kidsrooms #kidsroomdecor #kidstyle #kidsinterior #cleanroom #room #adhd #adhdkids #ptsd #traumaawareness #ptsdawareness #trauma #adoption #adoptionstory #reactiveattachmentdisorder #adoptionjourney #adoptionofhope #enneagramandcoffee #enneagram #mindfullness #motivation #fostercare #therapy #emdr https://www.instagram.com/p/CDtcpnAB1i0/?igshid=g2a8yyreva6u

[mdyasinahemedblog]

DANCING With a porcupine parenting wounded children without losing your self 

✨Parenting is hard. So what do you do when you’re parenting a child who has experienced trauma or has extra challenges? 

You often feel alone and inadequate. You want so much to help your child, but you are at the end of your own rope. You feel guilty that sometimes you want to just quit.

What can you do — how can you make it through the day — how can you help your child while also taking care of yourself?  

Maybe someone you love is parenting a traumatized child. Or perhaps you are a social worker, counselor, or other professional who sees families like these every day. You want to know how to better help them.

In Dancing with a Porcupine, Jennie Owens shares with humor and raw honesty the compelling story of her struggle to save her own life while caring for three children she and her husband adopted from foster care. How could she stay loving, giving, and forgiving in the midst of a daily battle with children acting out the rage, resentment, and pain of their own traumatic pasts? 

When faith, endurance, and creativity are not enough, what’s next?

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Book Buy Now:

"I love being called a 'bastard'. It somehow implies that the most heinous thing I've done is exist."

- Lord Byron

[hollymarlow]

My son said this to me at breakfast time, out of the blue. I've had a few "I love yous" now and every time it melts me. It means a lot to me when my daughter says it too, of course, but it was much easier for her to love me. She heard my voice for months before she met me, and she was consistently reassured from birth that I was keeping her safe, warm and fed. My son had two Mums before me. He met me during the height of the pandemic, when we were only allowed to be 2 metres away from him. He was told "stay here" etc every time he crawled towards us. It was to keep us all safe, but it didn't help him to learn that we are his safe family. He cried the first time I held him. For weeks after he moved to live with us, he cried and pointed at the front door when anyone said "Mummy." Then the sadness turned to anger, and he pushed me away. 9 months of rejection was so hard. Just wanted to share, for those of you in the depths of rejection. It can be really depressing. If you hang in there and things improve, the "I love yous" are healing. Each one repairs me a little. #adoptionbuiltus #attachment #healing #gettooattached #wecouldhavemissedthis #adoption #adoptivefamily #adoptionstory #adoptionsupport #adoptionuk #adoptivemama #adoptivemom #adoptivemum #adoptivemummy #adoptiveparent #adoptioncommunity #adoptionjourney #adoptionprocess #adoptiontraining #attachmentdisorder #reactiveattachmentdisorder #adoptingababy #attachmentparenting #attachmentparent #gentleparent #gentleparenting #respectfulparenting #therapeuticparenting #therapeuticparent https://www.instagram.com/p/CeNx_E0MDCB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thehangrymom-blog]

I'm home from church with a child not feeling well. When you have kids with emotional issues, its sometimes hard to determine if "sick" is physical or emotional. Recently, after baring my heart to someone close to me, I received an unexpected backlash. This, coming from someone inexperienced with parenting special needs, hit harder than I expected. It hit an already tired and weary spirit so hard, that initially I wanted to throw in the towel. However, things changed....I got mad. IMO....healthy mad. It was then I defended myself. I've been beating myself up for so long, that I forgot a few things. So here are my truths that have been whispered back into my weary spirit: God placed these children with us.I love them.I'm parenting children who have known grief, sorrow, fear, and rejection like few will ever understand personally on my friend and family list. Its ok that my children are not perfect. My parenting of my children may not be perfect, but my Heavenly Father who guides me is perfect. I'm not just parenting children, but I am parenting future adults (borrowed from another adoptive parent), and in this,my parenting does not have to look like your parenting...we have different challenges we face. Parenting healthy children (3) beside hurting children(2) will not look the same even in my own home. Fair is not always equal and equal does always mean the same.

[0mynous]

I really need to learn how to back off, and give people breathing room. I get a little bit of attention, and I go crazy apparently. Just don’t text her..

[mdyasinahemedblog]

DANCING With a porcupine parenting wounded children without losing your self 

✨Parenting is hard. So what do you do when you’re parenting a child who has experienced trauma or has extra challenges? 

You often feel alone and inadequate. You want so much to help your child, but you are at the end of your own rope. You feel guilty that sometimes you want to just quit.

What can you do — how can you make it through the day — how can you help your child while also taking care of yourself?  

Maybe someone you love is parenting a traumatized child. Or perhaps you are a social worker, counselor, or other professional who sees families like these every day. You want to know how to better help them.

In Dancing with a Porcupine, Jennie Owens shares with humor and raw honesty the compelling story of her struggle to save her own life while caring for three children she and her husband adopted from foster care. How could she stay loving, giving, and forgiving in the midst of a daily battle with children acting out the rage, resentment, and pain of their own traumatic pasts? 

When faith, endurance, and creativity are not enough, what’s next?

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Book Buy Now

[salvagesisterandmister]

BIG NEWS 🎉 In addition to blogging, on Monday I am starting a position to help families in a similar situation as ours. If you aren’t familiar with our story, we adopted a child through the foster care system and it’s had some extreme blessings and some challenges. I am excited to have this opportunity to possibly help families walk through their journey. 🖥 I will still be blogging as that is a huge passion and an opportunity for me to help/encourage others in making the most with whatever they have while wasting just a little less in the process. 🥂Here’s to new things and if anyone has a few extra hours they can lend me, I’ll take them 😂😂😂😂😂 #salvagemoments #serveothers #lifeofservice #purposefullife #purposefulliving #intentionalliving #inspirationalquotes #sundayinspiration #beablessing #lifeonpurpose #ouradoptionstory #reactiveattachmentdisorder #fostadopt http://bit.ly/2PyUd3P