Preparing Your Child’s Teacher for a Successful School Year-Part 2: What Your Child’s Teacher Really Needs to Know
You scheduled the meeting with your child’s teacher- now what? Learn what teachers really need to know about Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), what information to leave out, and how to build a strong partnership that supports your child throughout the school year.
Preparing Your Child’s Teacher for a Successful School Year: Part 1
Meet the Teacher Night doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. Learn how to introduce your child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), build a positive relationship with their teacher, and lay the foundation for a successful school year without feeling like you have to explain everything in one conversation.
Preparing Your Child with RAD for a Successful School Year
Back-to-school season looks different when you’re raising a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). As both a special education teacher and a RAD mom, I’m sharing simple, practical ways to help your child feel prepared, supported, and confident before the first day of school.
Watching Her Panic While the World Celebrates—Parenting a Child with Trauma During the Holidays
While the world celebrates, I watch my daughter brace for danger no one else can see. This is the reality of parenting a child with trauma during the holidays—why boundaries matter, why gifts aren’t harmless, and why love sometimes looks like retreating to protect a fragile heart.
“Why We’re Choosing a Calm Christmas for Our RAD Child This Year”
This year, we’re choosing peace over holiday chaos — because Christmas looks different when your child has RAD. Here’s how we’re building a calm, connected Christmas that actually works for our family.
The Hidden Game That Tears Families Apart: Triangulation
Most parents want to love their child unconditionally—but when trauma enters the picture, even the strongest families can feel caught in a web of conflict. Triangulation is one way children test loyalties and boundaries, often leaving parents feeling exhausted, frustrated, and unsure how to respond. In this post, I share what triangulation looks like, why…
When Every Little Thing Becomes a Battle: Power Struggles in RAD Homes
Every. Single. Thing. Is a battle. From socks to showers to lunch, my child with RAD fights for control over every moment- and the people who love her the most are the ones she fights the hardest. Here’s what it’s really like inside a RAD home.
She’s the Sweetest in Public-and the Scariest at Home
She looks perfect in public. But behind closed doors, it’s chaos, rage, and survival. This is what life with Reactive Attachment Disorder really looks like- and why masking is the first symptom we need to talk about.
I’m Not a Bad Mom—This Is Just Therapeutic Parenting
Parenting a child with trauma requires patience, structure, and deep love. For families raising a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder, safety plans and constant structure aren’t overreactions. They’re survival. This post offers a raw, honest look at what you don’t see behind closed doors- and what we wish the world understood. Before you judge, read…
What Not to Say to Parents of RAD Kids – Part Two: When Good Intentions Still Hurt
Raising a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is a profoundly challenging experience, distinct from traditional parenting. Parents report feeling misunderstood and isolated, especially when faced with well-meaning but hurtful comments from others. Such remarks can diminish the perceived severity of their situation, pressure them to assume a passive stance, or overlook the complexity of…
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