RAD Reflections

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.

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

Learn how to explain reactive attachment disorder to anyone, from neighbors to teachers. Discover ways to communicate the complex disorder.

Although reactive attachment disorder impacts the entire family, moms (or sometimes dads) often get the brunt of it.

It's vital to prepare for a reactive attachment disorder crisis before it happens. Plan ahead to keep the whole family safe.

Discover the impact of therapy on kids with developmental trauma/reactive attachment disorder. Learn the critical differences in therapies.

Discover how to navigate school challenges while parenting a child with developmental trauma disorder.

I often imagine what would’ve happened if we understood the reality of reactive attachment disorder with empathy rather than sympathy.

Learn about the painful journey of a couple parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder and how RAD Advocates works toward change.

It’s hard for outsiders to understand when an out-of-home placement may be the best option for a child with reactive attachment disorder.

The hard reality of adoption and reactive attachment disorder is that it doesn't always work out the way the world would like.

The other day someone asked me if I had kids. I hesitated, unsure how to answer this otherwise simple question.

The nurturing enemy is a devastating dynamic for everyone involved. It hurts the child with the disorder and everyone in the family.

Reactive attachment disorder isn't usually what it seems to the outside world. And the assumptions around it hurt kids and families.

Though the road to and through reactive attachment disorder was long and winding, Amy's perseverance led her family to safety.

Reactive attachment disorder is a developmental trauma disorder that wreaks havoc upon the families dealing with it. Violence,...

When our children with reactive attachment disorder (RAD) – a developmental trauma disorder – grow up, RAD doesn’t magically disappear.

Navigating Reactive Attachment Disorder 2024 (NavRAD24) was full of tears, hope, laughter, connection and guidance.

The Baxters had never heard of reactive attachment disorder. They certainly didn't have training for what to do about it. But they made it.

Parenting isn’t an easy gig, no matter who the parent or child is. But when a child has reactive attachment disorder (RAD) – the result...