RAD Reflections

Sometimes a child experiences such severe impacts of early trauma that they can’t accept the love of a family.

Raising a traumatized child is traumatizing, further compacted by the loss of friends and family.

We're thrilled to give you a sneak peek at our NavRAD 2021 conference workbook, a tool we'll use to guide parents through the thick of it.

While all kids with reactive attachment disorder need effective therapy, some find relief much faster with the help of the right medication.

Healthy kids often become a byproduct of their sibling’s reactive attachment disorder; they also become traumatized.

What people assume from the outside is often very different from the reality of living with reactive attachment disorder.

Despite what some people think, children don't simply outgrow the impact of trauma. It's not a phase, it's reactive attachment disorder.

I couldn't comprehend why clinicians didn't understand my daughter with reactive attachment disorder. But then one day it made sense.

Nothing fills me with dread and fear more than summer break. When I hear other moms looking forward to the lazy days of summer, fun...

As parents, we’ve heard it often—how charming our children with reactive attachment disorder can be outside the home. Others just don’t...

It all began with a mom, Googling. Amy VanTine desperately needed help for her adopted daughter with reactive attachment disorder (RAD)....

As of today, RAD Advocates has a new logo and tagline with a website redesign on the way. While our look has changed, rest assured that...

“I hate you!” my daughter yells, throwing her school work on the floor and shoving her school-issued Chromebook across the kitchen table....

It’s a common story: A couple decides to share their love for each other with an adopted child. Family and friends call them “saints” for...

It’s not often a matter of if, but when. The reality of reactive attachment parenting is that child protective services (CPS) will...

I remember our first visit to see our child at a residential treatment center (RTC). We entered through the double set of locked doors...

Many people start out the new year with optimism—they may look toward a healthier, more financially secure, or well-traveled year. But if...

“What do you want me to do for you?” the police officer said. I will never forget the perplexed look on the young officer’s face when I...

The decorations are back in their boxes. Gifts exchanged. Another year behind us. But as other people look toward the future, I’m...

It seemed to happen in an instant. From the time the caseworker called to the time the boys arrived, Anna and Tom had one week to prepare...