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development stage or attachment issues? (adoption/foster)

By: Tracy Dee Whitt October 10, 2013July 1, 2015

adoption, foster careadoption related issues, attachment issues, foster child developmental stage, is it a developmental stage or attachment issue, Oppositional Defiance Disorder in adopted children, PTSD, Reactive Attachment Disorder2 Comments

“My child is five and she lies a lot, is this a developmental stage, because I know some kids lie, or is it an attachment issue?” Questions like this come up often in the foster and adoption community. No matter the age of their child, parents wonder whether a behavior (usually one they don’t particularly…

rocking: a simple first step to bonding, and it doesn’t just apply to infants

By: Tracy Dee Whitt May 22, 2013August 20, 2014

adoption, foster careBruce Perry, healing the adopted child's brain, rhythmic movement helps adopted and foster children, rocking an adopted or foster child, why consequences and rewards don't work with adopted children11 Comments

Have you found that discipline and having consequences for negative behavior doesn’t work with your hurting child? As one mom phrased it, “They don’t care.” So, our first goal is to focus on creating a bond. As you work on making connections with your child, be sure to keep in mind that this is a…

attachment in adoption – the first things we need to know

By: Tracy Dee Whitt April 24, 2013August 4, 2014

adoption, foster careadoption, attachment in adoption, foster care, RAD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, trauma and the adopted child, what happens to kids who are abused8 Comments

In Chris Cleave’s novel Little Bee, he writes Little Bee’s thoughts, “Take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means I survived.” This makes me think of our adopted children who struggle with attachment issues because they have scars. A scar also means they’ve been through a traumatic experience.…