RAD Reflections

Reactive attachment disorder touches everyone, not just the traumatized child. Everyone in the family needs support.

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...

Post updated in May of 2023 It’s a common story: A couple decides to share their love with a child. If the child enters the family...

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...

In 2023, be the hero you deserve as you raise a child with reactive attachment disorder. But, as you do, be kind to that hero.

“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...

I’ve always known it’s a good idea to have a little time away from my kids. And it’s great to go on dates with my husband from time to...

My mom and I have an inside joke—don’t touch the pizza cutter. Back when my adopted daughter with reactive attachment disorder (RAD)...

Reactive attachment disorder is tricky to recognize. The symptoms don't always line up with a doctor's prognosis or another child with RAD.

Like any expectant parents, adoptive moms and dads worry that they don’t know enough. They wonder what they need to learn to take care of...

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

Early in our childrearing lives, I became a stay-at-home mom. My husband Jon supported our family financially while I handled most of the...

Carol was in a complete state of panic when I answered the phone. Her son Ty, a child with reactive attachment disorder (RAD), had been...

My husband and I had been foster parents for three years the day we got the phone call. The woman on the phone was from the U.S....

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

Dear Mental Health Colleague, A mother called me in tears yesterday. Her story was one of hundreds I’ve heard over nearly 40 years in the...