Loving Bella
Raising a Child with RAD
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- Preparing Your Child’s Teacher for a Successful School Year-Part 2: What Your Child’s Teacher Really Needs to Know
- Preparing Your Child’s Teacher for a Successful School Year: Part 1
- Preparing Your Child with RAD for a Successful School Year
- Watching Her Panic While the World Celebrates—Parenting a Child with Trauma During the Holidays
- “Why We’re Choosing a Calm Christmas for Our RAD Child This Year”
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Parenting a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is nothing like typical parenting. Well-meaning comments like “She just needs love” or “Have you tried…?” can feel like daggers when you’re already giving everything you have. This post shares what not to say to RAD parents—and what to say instead. We don’t need advice. We need…
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Conversations primarily focus on abuse from older children towards parents, neglecting the experiences of parents with very young children exhibiting harmful behaviors. Parents facing such challenges seek understanding and support rather than judgment. They describe physical and emotional abuse from their children, highlighting their love and efforts in managing complex trauma-related behaviors.