RAD Reflections

Forrest Lien, LCSW, has spent more than four decades helping families affected by developmental trauma find stability and healing. From this interview, recorded at NavRAD, he reflects on how listening to parents has shaped his life’s work — and how collaboration between professionals and caregivers continues to change what’s possible for children with developmental trauma disorder.

Discover why traditional discipline fails children with developmental trauma and reactive attachment disorder — and how clinicians can better guide parents.

Discover why traditional discipline fails children with developmental trauma and reactive attachment disorder — and how clinicians can better guide parents.

Rachael and Monte Hawkins, who run a boarding school for girls, share how training from RAD Advocates reshaped their understanding of families.

Discover why traditional discipline fails children with developmental trauma and reactive attachment disorder — and how clinicians can better guide parents.

“Trauma-informed care” is a popular buzzword in education, but many educators don’t know what it really means. Misunderstanding developmental trauma can backfire, leaving students without the safety and consistency they need to learn.

Retired attorney Alan Novick exposes the child welfare system’s failure to recognize reactive attachment disorder. Families are wrongly blamed while children go untreated — here’s why reform is urgently needed.

Learn what to say—and not say—to support parents raising children with reactive attachment disorder. Compassion and belief make the difference.

Parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder (RAD) comes with unexpected emotional, financial, and systemic costs. Learn how knowledge, preparation, and the right support can help you avoid the most costly mistakes.

Explore the emotional toll of parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder through powerful poems and reflections from real parents. This first post in the series reveals the heartbreak, endurance, and unseen strength of families living with developmental trauma.

Parents of children with reactive attachment disorder often grieve the child, relationship, and future they hoped for — but few people see that grief.

Parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder can take a serious toll on your relationship. Learn how to protect your connection, set boundaries, and navigate the disorder together.

Navigating insurance for reactive attachment disorder can be overwhelming. Learn what families wish they knew about coverage, treatment limits, crisis care, and advocating for children with developmental trauma.

Explore one family's journey with reactive attachment disorder, discovering hope and resilience. Learn about reactive attachment disorder and find support.

Discover why love alone can't heal reactive attachment disorder. Learn the keys to addressing reactive attachment disorder effectively.

Discover how parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder can lead to post-traumatic stress in caregivers and siblings — an often overlooked consequence of childhood trauma.

Parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder (RAD) requires a safety-first mindset. Learn how to protect yourself, your family, and your home while navigating the trauma that comes with this complex disorder.

Discover 7 survival tips for parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder during summer break, from a mom who’s lived the challenges firsthand.

Adoption, attachment, and missed red flags: one family's journey through reactive attachment disorder, shared for Mental Health Awareness Month.

Learn why treating reactive attachment disorder (RAD) requires individualized care — and what families need to know before starting the journey.