The Challenge RAD Children Have with Making Emotional Connections with Their Mothers

While many mothers of young children receive smiles, hugs, and beautiful hand-drawn pictures, it’s common for mothers raising RAD children (reactive attachment disorder) to be physically and verbally rejected daily, lied to, manipulated and so much more. This ongoing rejection makes it challenging to make emotional connections with RAD children.

RAD, behaviorRobin GlasseyJuly 15, 2020RAD, reactive attachment disorder, Parenting 505, emotional connections, trust, attachmentComment

Standing Your Ground with RAD—Is it Worth it?

Our home is supposed to be a haven, but as a mom of three kids with RAD (reactive attachment disorder), one son in particular fights with me over everything, even the smallest of things, often making home feel more like a battleground. When raising this kind of a RAD child you know how emotionally exhausting it is. You go to bed tired and you wake up tired. Living like this day in and day out sometimes makes me ask myself: is it really worth it to stand my ground? Wouldn’t it be easier to just give in? Retreat? Let him do what he wants?

RAD, ParentingRobin GlasseySeptember 13, 2018surviving motherhood, reactive attachment disorder, Parenting 505, parenting advice, parenting, RADComment

Three Areas Where You Can Nurture Yourself When You Have a Child With Reactive Attachment Disorder

Parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder comes with numerous challenges. Each RAD child is different. I should know—I have three and they are each unique in how their RAD behaviors manifest themselves. How each person nurtures themselves is going to look different, but might I suggest three areas where you can nurture yourself when you have a child with reactive attachment disorder . . .