Hi Peg: Did you have a nice coffee time with your friends? I know that feeling of guarding the house. My ds doesn't seem to get it when we say not to have...
Yes - we did coffee and it was great to see my friends. We even ran into a woman who was ease dropping on our conversation. Turns out she places marketing...
FYI - sent out a letter yesterday to my cousin (she lives in Spiritwood), and she will put you in touch with her friend Debbie. Hope you hear from her soon - I...
Hi Peg: Thanks for the suggestions and help. I haven't heard from Debbie yet. We have an appointment for Feb 14th with a Dr. He's supposed to be experienced...
Hello All... Peg and I have been yakking back and forth, but I'm wondering how the rest of you are doing. How are you all? Any news? I'm thinking of you... ...
I go thru the same eating stuff with my kid. He eats nothing until he gets home from school about 2:45. Then he eats non-stop until midnight. He finally...
Oh my, Peg, sounds like you need a new neighbourhood. It's so hard on the kids when they can't even be outside around their own home without people being on...
Yes, he is in a technical school half days for auto repair, and has academics in the morning. They are talking about a work study program for next year when...
Hi, I am new to this board and thought I would tell you who I am, etc. I am an adoptive mom. My first two adoptions were infants. The newest one is almost five...
What types of therapy have worked for any of you? Are there in therapists in the New England area experienced in treating RAD? Are there any support groups...
HI I AM NEW AT THIS TOO. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A FEW MONTHS.. AS OF YET I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY THAT WILL ACCEPT INSURANCE UP FRONT. YOU HAVE TO PAY AND THEN...
Tired/Scared/Commmitted Mother, We have a "Children's Home" here in Cincinnati. They provide many adoptive and therapeutic services. Our "specialist" who is...
A little back ground on us: My husband and I married 6 years ago and he had a 1 year old daughter from his previous marriage. The mother fled the country with...
I've tried a lot of stuff with my kid that has helped. Spent several years in counseling and they had me reparent him when he was about eight - doing all the...
Regarding the child who has just been returned to you after several years of an abusive home. Do not allow contact with the mother until the child has been in...
Thank you for the suggestion - its strange, but before we finally got her back I was thinking that the mother would just abandon her once she was in our care....
Perhaps it's best that your child and her mother are separated now. My RADkid gets retraumatized in visits with bmom every week. It's really starting to...
Oh I am so sorry that your hard work gets destroyed within one visit! Believe me, I count my blessings just about every day that her biomom backed out. ... ...
To P______ off. Go to court and get visitation rights suspended. I f you continue the visits, the child will become worse and you will have more serious...
Larry this may be best answered by you... We homeschool our children - they are in a stable, caring atmosphere daily without numerous care providers and when...
Forgive me, if this is a repeat of an earlier question, but what is known about what happens when RAD kids grow up to be RAD adults?? Thanks myfairladies_72...
I would presume that any thing you do to educate and love them will help them to heal and be better behaved. I was unable to enroll our son in school for the...
Let's see: public school vs. home school Public School: a large student to teacher ratio, 15 min to 1 hour wasted on the bus on the way to and from school,...
To home school family, I think that it has helped your daughter to establish boundaries within the family unit. But>>>>>what happens in other social settings...
We live in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK. We have a 14˝yr old adopted daughter. I have just deleted a large chunk of this message because it was too much...
I am so sorry that you are having such a time of it. The wrong therapy lets your daughter triangulate and manipulate the therapists so that you look like the...
It sounds like you live in a remote area. This will shock you, but if you want to get her the help she needs, you will have to be willing to move to a place...
Dear MAD People, Sounds like you already have good advice. MOVE to where there is viable treatment for your daughter. Life with RAD is possible and can be...
hi my name is Kevin, im new with this, but ill give it a shot anyways im looking for help, i dont really know where to start, I know i have an attachement...
I'm the mother of a kid who was in 8 foster situations before me, so I can see the similarity. There are a number of issues here, so try taking one at a time...
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