Sunday, September 25, 2011

RAD resources

Help! I want ONE place to send to RAD moms who need help and hope.

I want a good all-inclusive list for RAD info, but that's hard! Here's what I've compiled so far, but I want to shorten it to one place and better info.
PLEASE POST ANY SUGGESTIONS!

Christine's videos are wonderful and very honest AND let you laugh so I'd start there. I think the sites are informative, but have found the best support on other blogs of moms who get it.

Therapeutic Parenting DVD
Chaos to Healing is a 99 minute Therapeutic Parenting 101 DVD by Christine Moers and Billy Kaplan. Watch it, then watch it again. You are welcome.
Need to watch it right this second? Yeah, you can do that with Amazon Instant Video!

Blog and videos
Christine is a great trauma mama. welcometomybrain.net
MUST SEE Videos: youtube.com/profile?user=christinemoers (What you do with pee is the BEST!)

Books
Therapeutic Parenting Manual by Denise Best - great handbook!
Beyondconsequences.com These books helped but only after we saw a video and really got it. The brain function info is great, although this approach is a struggle with our normal, and our RADicals' history of not trusting.
The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family.

Orlando RAD retreat
Info about Orlando, a gathering for trauma mamas that is amazing. I highly recommend it.
momsfindhealing.com

Sites with RAD info
Attach.org
Attachmentdisorder.net
Radkid.org

Definitions of RAD
Definition of RAD in our home.
Wikipedia's definition of RAD.
Great article for teachers and others dealing with our RADical kids.

Good blog posts
Blessedby10.blogspot.com/2010/04/so-you-want-to-adopt-through-foster.html
attachmentdisordermaryland.com/parenting.htm

RAD Facebook groups
Moms of Attachment Challenged Children

RAD Forum/Community
Trauma Headquarters

Some RAD blogs
Goldtorefine.blogspot.com
Reactiveattachmentdisorderlife.blogspot.com
Mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com
Stellarparenting.com
My-rad-life.blogspot.com

AGAIN PLEASE POST ANY SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE THIS SHORT, SWEET, BUT HELPFUL, THANKS!

2 comments:

marythemom said...

I have a document that I put together that reviews attachment books and methods, including some blogs, websites and online support groups. If you're interested e-mail me at marythemommy@gmail.com

Mary

Diana said...

As I have recently learned this past weekend, attach.org isn't just an informational website. It is an incredible organization with a gold mine of resources, support, training, and information. It is backed by some of the best in the field. If you have a RADical kid, you NEED to become a member!

There's a whole list of resources on my blog under my resources tab...and, of course you can list my blog as a resource http://goldtorefine.blogspot.com