it’s not “just a kid thing”: behaviors in adopted and foster children

“Desi cries every time we’re in the car, no matter what I do she won’t stop,” Jason complained to his friend. “Oh, don’t worry, she’ll grow out of it, Zavier did that when he was young too,” replied Zack. As parents of hurting children we hear this often, far too often. Our friends and family…

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it’s not all bad: looking for the good in your child (adoption & foster)

People who haven’t adopted a child with attachment issues, PTSD, Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), or mood disorder may have difficulty relating to this post. They may read the title and ask, “What do you mean, of course there’s a lot of good in my child.” But, I think even some parents…

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