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just deal with it (feelings: part 4) – (adoption/foster)

By: Tracy Dee Whitt September 16, 2013April 27, 2014

Uncategorizedattachment, attachment issues, bonding, coping skills, create empathy, emotions, feelings, ODD, PTSD, RAD1 Comment

Were you raised by a parent who told you to “just deal with it?” Were you taught to ignore your feelings or that they weren’t important? If we tell our hurting children to just deal with it without giving them a listening ear, and tools for how to handle their feelings, it won’t help your child…

it’s your fault mom (adoption/foster)

By: Tracy Dee Whitt August 20, 2013August 28, 2015

Uncategorizedattachment issues, blame, coping skills, mom, motherhood, relationshipsLeave a Comment

I apologize in advance to any fathers who are visiting today. This post is about mothers, but feel free to keep reading. It came out of nowhere, Payton hit me. She was one-year-old, and it was the first time she’d done anything like it. What caused her to lash out at me? I was about…