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Calming Chaos in Class

Written by Nancy Thomas She raised her hand and challenged me, ” You mean when my friend and I go out on weekends to run over cats, there’s something wrong with that?” “Yes.” I replied. One after another six students tried to argue with me that the torturing and killing of animals they had been […]

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Furry Friends and RAD

Written by Nancy Thomas.   I am not just horsing around or barking up the wrong tree here, animals make a difference in our lives. We have had lots of pets over the years. Currently, my puppy, Elan, fills my heart with her unconditional love and joy. Getting greeted like I am the most important […]

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To Cry? Or Not To Cry? That is the Question

Note from Nancy: These two Awesome Moms have different stories. One went with her instinct and one went with bad advice from others. In the 1850s Dr Emit Holt started teaching moms to not hold babies and to feed on a schedule. Dr Watson, head of the American Psychological Association at that time followed with […]

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RAD And High IQ

The principal and the school secretary were digging through the school dumpster! They had already sorted through the entire row of cafeteria trash barrels. My child pitifully sniffled nearby observing the slim covered searchers. After a good hour of watching the show my brilliant, cunning son became bored with his game, reached into his pocket […]

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School Vouchers

SCHOOL VOUCHERS Or The New Buzz Word in Education Reform During the committee hearings conducted for Education Secretary Nominee Betsy DeVos the term “vouchers” was mentioned several times. It has also been in the news and on media sites since that time. During her testimony DeVos spoke of using vouchers in relation to meeting IDEA […]

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RAD: Follow the Leader To Healing

Too many children are mis-diagnosed as hyper active with attention deficits when the real problem is hyper vigilance caused by early childhood trauma. How can we tell the difference? When we see useless movement, such as tapping, it fits with the hyperactive label. The body is discharging extra energy. When the activity is more like […]

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Feeling Safe At Night

Children need to feel safe.     Many of our children were hurt at night, often in their own bed! Some children laid in their rooms and listened to screaming and fighting as their family was torn apart by hate. Night time is hard for these children. When they have an alarm on their door […]

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RAD: Hold The Line

My friend, Melissa, was visiting from Alaska. She knows how to drive in the snow and is a very capable person so I had no worries when she planned to fly into Denver and drive over the two 11,000 foot high passes to get to our ranch. The rental car folks gave her a car […]

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‘TIS THE SEASON.. by Nancy Thomas

         As the holiday season approaches, my phone lines and emails are lit up like Christmas trees. Wild eyed mom’s stop me in parking lots. Parents of children with RAD and Attachment Disorder are screaming for help from the roof tops across the world as the season of giving and love begins. […]

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RAD and Thankfulness

Speaking of Thanksgiving, did you know the exact opposite of anxiety is gratitude!? What a healing salve thankfulness is for the heart and the brain! Why do we focus on it one day a year? Let’s crank it up a notch and do it daily. My children did a “feelings journal” in the mornings. ( […]

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