RAD Reflections

Being the mother of a child with reactive attachment disorder was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Here's what I wish I knew at the start.

Just like parents can't love away cancer, they can't erase the impacts of early trauma with a "good home". Yet, that is the expectation.

Reactive attachment disorder notoriously strains relationships due to its confusing nature. This RAD mom struggled with her own mom.

Join us for NavRAD22 in Georgia this October for a unique conference created just for those raising kids with reactive attachment disorder.

How did my dream of helping kids in foster care end with my husband and I being arrested? Here's our story.

Children with reactive attachment disorder have special needs. But others don't see it. So parents are left alone to create their "village".

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

In two-parent homes, where one parent stays at home and is the more primary caregiver, the other parent often sees a very different picture.

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.

Here at RAD Advocates, we still talk about our "trauma brains" even years after raising kids with reactive attachment disorder. It's real.

While helpful resources are still bleak with regard to reactive attachment disorder parenting, it's come a long way. Here's what we found.

A mom of a child with reactive attachment disorder doesn't need flowers or cards this Mother's Day. She needs your support.